Singapore and Malaysia

Singapore and Malaysia

Jerry Eades, Malcolm Cooper
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781466685741|ISBN10: 1466685743|EISBN13: 9781466685758
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch020
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Eades, Jerry, and Malcolm Cooper. "Singapore and Malaysia." Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism, edited by Malcolm Cooper, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 281-293. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch020

APA

Eades, J. & Cooper, M. (2015). Singapore and Malaysia. In M. Cooper, K. Vafadari, & M. Hieda (Eds.), Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism (pp. 281-293). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch020

Chicago

Eades, Jerry, and Malcolm Cooper. "Singapore and Malaysia." In Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism, edited by Malcolm Cooper, Kazem Vafadari, and Mayumi Hieda, 281-293. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch020

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Abstract

This chapter assesses the status of medical tourism in two of the most developed countries in Asia; Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore was an early participant: in 1986, private medical services were added to the government's inventory of facilities, with the objective of making the island into an international medical hub. In 1986 this was not labelled medical tourism as the connection had not been identified. Following the identification of medical tourism as a growth sector by the Malaysian government later in 1998, that country too saw significant public and private sector investment in the development of the industry. Malaysia now compares favorably to India, Thailand, and Singapore in terms of its medical facilities, skills and costs. Both destinations can add excellent medical services at a reasonable cost to the mix of easy access, reasonably-priced hotel rooms, excellent public transport systems, and good visa regulations for visitors. All of these factors help to make the choice of destination for medical treatment an easy decision for the potential patient.

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