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LONDON, 23
September 2020 – Malaysia was recognised at the recently
concluded International Medical Travel Journal (IMTJ) Medical Travel Awards
2020 by winning the highly coveted ‘Health and Medical Tourism: Destination of
the Year’ title. The win enhances Malaysia’s positioning as the World’s
Healthcare Marvel and reflects the steadfast commitment from relevant
organisations in ensuring a dedicated continuity of care from Malaysia
Healthcare amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Taking home the highly coveted ‘Destination of the
Year’ award marked the fourth time that Malaysia has claimed the title, having
previously won it thrice in a row from 2015 – 2017. The results are evident in
the progress of the industry whereby the country has received a total of 1.3
million healthcare travellers in 2019 as compared to 643,000 in 2011, further
fortifying Malaysia’s status as a trusted destination in the eyes of the world.
Meanwhile, Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council
(MHTC) continued its winning streak by clinching an impressive fourth ‘Cluster
of the Year’ award. This can be attributed to the solid public-private
partnerships that have been integral to Malaysia Healthcare’s thriving growth
for the past few years.
“We are immensely honoured to be bestowed with two
awards by IMTJ. It is a privilege to receive the ‘Destination of the Year’ and
‘Cluster of the Year’ awards yet again as it signifies the global trust in our
country’s excellent healthcare travel infrastructure and exemplary patient journey
experience which have been made possible thanks to the dedication and effort
from all parties. This motivates us to further improve our service delivery and
to keep the Malaysia Healthcare brand flying high,” said Sherene Azli, CEO of
MHTC.
Several of Malaysia’s leading private healthcare
institutions also nabbed several prestigious wins at the awards:
1.
Thompson Hospital Kota Damansara– Best Quality
Initiative
2.
Sunway Fertility Centre – International Fertility
Clinic of the Year
3.
Prince Court Medical Centre – International
Hospital of the Year
4.
Sunway Eye Centre – International Eye Clinic of the
Year
As the healthcare travel industry continues to be
impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia Healthcare is proactively working
on recovery plans for the industry by highlighting the nation’s abilities and
strengths as a world-class quality healthcare provider. A core element is
healthcare digitalisation, which enables continuity of care for patients.
“Our commitment in upholding Malaysia as the
World’s Healthcare Marvel will never waver. While we work hand-in-hand with the
Ministry of Health to ensure the stringent SOPs are closely followed as the
safety of the public continues to be our topmost priority, we do look forward
to the day when we are able to welcome healthcare travellers at full force to
seek health and wellness treatments in Malaysia. Till then, we will continue to
direct a more concentrated effort in driving sustainable industry growth for
Malaysia to continually be recognised as the World’s Healthcare Marvel,” said
Sherene.
Taking place on a virtual platform, the IMTJ
Medical Travel Awards 2020 celebrates outstanding achievement in medical travel
worldwide. Entries are evaluated by a panel of expert international judges:
Keith Pollard, Editor-in-Chief of IMTJ; Executive Chairman of LaingBuisson, UK
Chairman of the Judging Panel; Lutz Lungwitz, President of German Medical
Wellness Association, Dr Claudia Mika, CEO of TEMOS, Laszlo Puczko, Founder of
Health Tourism Worldwide, and Elizabeth Ziemba, President of Medical Tourism
Training among others.
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