[PHNOM PENH POST]
TROPICANA Medical Centre Malaysia announced a partnership to cooperate
on medical tourism with Cambodia’s Wonder World Travel & Tours.
“This
is the first time we have opened a representative office here, but we
know the Cambodian market has lots of potential,” said Tropicana Medical
Centre acting marketing director Michael Chua on Wednesday.
He
said Cambodian patients generally travelled to Thailand, Vietnam and
Singapore, but touted Malaysia as a high quality, cheap location.
Wonder World Travel and Tours Managing Director Francis Anthony said Cambodians often go abroad to seek medical care.
“Doctors in Cambodia are good, but the cost can be high and service is not good,” he said.
Ho
Vandy, co-chair of the tourism working group with the
Government-Private Sector Forum, said yesterday that many local travel
and tour firms were finding partners in countries such as Vietnam,
Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
“Medical tourism services are
now becoming very popular here,” he said yesterday. “All the travel
agents are doing package tours for tourists’ medical check ups.” He
reckoned Vietnam was the main destination for the Kingdom’s medical
tourists.
Medical tourism is a provision of cost effective private medical care in collaboration with the tourism industry for patients needing surgical or other forms of specialized treatment. It has become a common form of vacationing, and covers a broad spectrum of medical services. It mixes leisure, fun and relaxation together with wellness and healthcare. Thanks a lot.
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We cannot blame patients who travel abroad to seek cheaper medical assistance. The many benefits of medical tourism is hard to ignore. Aside from the low-cost medical service, it is also a good opportunity to travel and have a vacation in other countries.
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