Visit Malaysia 2026 beckons, and while the spotlight is on sunny beaches, magical rainforests, and not to mention Malaysia’s famously diverse fare, a different kind of tourism is quietly emerging as one of the country’s biggest sellers — medical tourism.
The medical tourism industry is expanding rapidly. Globally, the market value of the sector is expected to reach US$35 billion (RM144 billion) this year, and this will rise to US$142 billion (RM586 billion) by 2034, according to MIDF’s latest Malaysia healthcare thematic report.
The Asia-Pacific continues to dominate this expansion, firmly establishing itself as the world’s medical tourism powerhouse.
Aggressive push
Malaysia intends to seize this fast-growing global opportunity, and this will be…