Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng wants to make Penang into a medical city.
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng wants to make Penang into a medical city with excellent hospitals, highly trained doctors and very affordable care.
The state government seeks to bring in an investment that includes foreign and local investment to enhance health care facilities in the state.Lim Guan Eng explains: "medical tourism is booming in Malaysia so we will work hard to make Penang a medical city. Investment is important to reinforce Malaysia’s position as the number one medical tourism destination."One major problem is out of the control of the state. The Penang government wants Putrajaya to expand the Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas. The airport’s maximum capacity is 6.5 million passengers, and passenger numbers were 6.25 million in 2015, 6.63 million in 2016 and a projected 7 million in 2017.American contract manufacturer Paramit has opened a factory in Penang. The site is the region’s largest manufacturing facility for complex medical devices and life sciences instruments, for genetic and molecular testing, robotic surgery, cancer treatment, and industrial products.A group of companies is collaborating to create Malaysia' first smart city development in Penang, Malaysia. Aspen Vision City will include an ecosystem with a cloud services and technology infrastructure platform to serve both local and international users.The Penang government wants to get the healthcare, health manufacturing, digital economy and medical tourism sectors to work together on new ways of working at the cutting edge.
Source: imtj.com
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Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), established in 2009 under the purview of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia, is entrusted with developing and nurturing the “Malaysia Healthcare” brand. MHTC enhances, coordinates, and promotes Malaysia’s healthcare travel industry by fostering industry collaborations and building valuable public-private partnerships both domestically and internationally. With 80 member hospitals nationwide, MHTC continues to elevate the healthcare travel ecosystem through strong branding, seamless patient experiences, and strategic market initiatives. In line with these efforts, MHTC is spearheading the Malaysia Year of Medical Tourism (MYMT) 2026, the nation’s first dedicated year to celebrate and advance healthcare travel. MYMT 2026 serves as a milestone initiative to showcase Malaysia’s world-class healthcare offerings, strengthen its position as the premier global healthcare destination, and highlight the industry’s significant contribution to the national economy. More information can be found at https://www.mhtc.org.my/.
