We have been fronting
our four JCI-
accredited
hospitals
– namely KPJ Ampang Putri, KPJ Seremban,
KPJ Penang and KPJ Johor Specialist
Hospitals – as our health tourism hubs
Bangladeshis, Indians and Pakistanis show a
total of 24% increase in patients’ hospital visits,
this is due to an increase number of
expatriates working in Malaysia, scholar
students studying in local universities and
MM2H program takers especially in Klang
Valley. Bangladesh is one of KPJ key markets
to export Malaysia’s medical services especially
with our involvement in managing the Sheikh
Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialized
Hospital & Nursing College. KPJ works closely
with MHTC on various programs to create
awareness of what we have to offer to the
Peoples of Bangladesh.
The international patients’ visits from as far as Middle East and Africa to Malaysia have been on
the rise as they see Malaysian hospitals as the centre of medical excellence.
This positive trend has led to an increase number of
patients fromtheMiddle East by 43%.
We have committed to
building six new hospitals
under the ETP at a total
investment of
RM814million
Throughout the year, our medical consultants
presented talks at numerous events both in
Bangladesh as well as in Malaysia, focusing on
the Bangladeshi community here. Our
consultants from the various KPJ Group of
Hospitals and Health Centre presented health
talks to the Bangladeshi community and
doctors.
Although our Health Tourism is already
growing at a very healthy rate, we intend to
further increase our numbers to 25% by 2020.
Although this is a large investment, we are
confident of generating very attractive returns
given that health tourism will have positive
spill-over effects in other revenue generating
streams such as demand for goods and
services in clinical research and development,
pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.
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KPJ Healthcare Berhad annual report
2014
