A group of Malaysian doctors will perform advanced endoscopic procedures at Selayang Hospital and have it transmitted live worldwide today .........

Lucinda Joseph speaks to two women who are among the first Bangladeshis to visit Malaysia as health tourists and the CEO of Malaysia Healthcare .........

Two Bangladeshi teachers have proved that you don't have to be rich and famous to be able to afford quality medical care while having a good time in Malaysia. They took advantage of the "Lifestyle Healthcare Package in Malaysia" offered in conjunction with the launch of the Malaysian Health Care office and its website, www.malaysiahealthcare.com, by MHC, Tourism Malaysia and Newport Holidays .........

Malaysia is increasing in popularity among foreigners seeking medical treatment. The number of foreign patients at private hospitals shot up to 341,288 last year, from 296,687 in 2006 and 232,161 the year before. The hospitals also reported a corresponding increase in revenue from this sector: RM253.84 million last year, compared with RM203.6 million in 2006 and RM150.9 million the previous year.......

Bangladeshi tourists will get the chance to visit Malaysia under a medical package of only US$600 (RM1, 930). The package, jointly introduced by Tourism Malaysia , Newport Holidays and Malaysia Healthcare was announced at a press conference here Thursday ......

Malaysia is globally renowned as an excellent tourist destination. It is blessed with tropical sunshine, glorious beaches, five star resorts, fantastic shopping, amazing food and not least, it also has world-class medical facilities and services at low-cost fees .....

The Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (APHM) has projected receipts from foreigners seeking medical treatment in the country to grow 30 per cent a year until 2010. By that time, Malaysian healthcare providers could well rake in as much as RM584 million in medical revenue from treating some 849,000 foreigners ......

The visa for health tourists to Malaysia has been extended from 30 days to 6 months effective immediately. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said yesterday the cabinet committee on tourism agree with the Home Ministry's suggestion that health tourists be given a long stay and multiple entries in their visas ......

Malaysia is fast becoming a strong competitor in the global health and medical tourism sector. Given the potential of health tourism as a foreign exchange earner, the government has taken a series of proactive measures to enhance Malaysia as a preferred health tourism destination ......

Debra May is a regular viewer of the television programme, Extreme Makeover, but getting some work done on herself was just a dream. Until a search on the Internet brought her to malaysiahealthcare.com, Malaysia's one-stop portal for health tourism ......