Medical tourism

China’s nascent medical tourism lures foreign patients with cutting-edge, cheap medical care

Dr Prem Kumar Nair, group CEO of IHH Healthcare, says healthcare demand tends to be deferred rather than cancelled, with patients eventually returning once economic conditions stabilise.

Malaysia likely to remain attractive to medical tourists amid geopolitics, currency swings: IHH group CEO

On the back of government support, South Korea's medical tourism industry – especially for dermatological treatments and plastic surgery – is thriving.

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Lim Keong Wee, co-founder and director at Cover Projects.
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The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, a body operating under the Ministry of Health to promote and monitor medical tourism activity, announced the Malaysia Year of Medical Tourism 2026 in August.

Malaysia’s medical tourism sector to have ‘robust growth’ amid intensifying global race: report

Patricia Goh, CapitaLand Investment's CEO of South-east Asia investment, says healthcare activities take place physically and often require real estate, which is "an area of tremendous potential for us".

CapitaLand Investment ready to cash in on growing need for healthcare-related real estate

The project will be built in two phases, with construction on the hospital block and the central lift core to start by the end of the year or the first quarter of 2026.

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Medical tourism in Asia is on the rise.
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Passport in one hand, prescription in the other: The march of Asia’s medical tourism

A beach in Canggu, Bali. Indonesia is attracting a growing number of international tourists eager to combine medical procedures with a tropical getaway.
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Beaches, parties and nose jobs: How Bali woos tourists with thriving cosmetic surgery scene

Entertainment has been a major factor fuelling interest in Asian beauty standards, with industry players pointing to the “Netflix effect”.
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