Penang tops list for medical tourism

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Friday, 05 Oct 2012
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GEORGE TOWN: Penang accounted for 60% of 555,000 foreign medical tourists to Malaysia last year for healthcare services.

Northern Corridor Implementation Autho-rity (NCIA) chief executive officer Datuk Redza Rafiq Abdul Razak said seven private hospitals from the Penang Health Association (PHA) recorded a revenue of RM280bil in the past year.

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Tags / Keywords: Gleneagles Hospital , Penang Adventist Hospital , Penang Adventist Hospital , Ng Gim Bee , Pantai Mutiara Hospital , GEORGE TOWN , Penang , Northern Corridor Implementation Authority , NCIA , Redza Rafiq , foreign medical tourists , Health , Travel

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Penang tops list for medical tourism