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IHH Healthcare confident Malaysia will remain key medical tourism hub despite headwinds

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Published Fri, Aug 30, 2024 · 03:21 PM
    • IHH Healthcare's Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur will be expanded by 2027, with a new medical block adding 260 new beds.
    • IHH Healthcare's Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur will be expanded by 2027, with a new medical block adding 260 new beds. PHOTO: IHH HEALTHCARE

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    DESPITE the strengthening ringgit and possible competition from recent reforms in Indonesia’s healthcare sector, Singapore-listed IHH Healthcare is still bullish on Malaysian medical tourism, its management said on Friday (Aug 30). 

    This comes as the group’s expanding network aims to grow its reach and access to foreign patients.

    It has added a new Sarawak hospital and expanded its current hospitals, including Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur. 

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