KPJ HEALTHCARE EXPECTS TO BOOST HEALTH TOURISM

WAN NOR AZURA MIOR ABD AZIZ

Pekanbaru, Riau (Indonesia), Feb 19 (Bernama) -- The KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital, sees a potential to grow its healthcare tourism business in Pekanbaru, Riau.

Its public relations manager, Hudza Mohamad said a recent survey showed
that more than 20 thousand patients from PekanBaru and Medan received medical
treatment in Malaysia last year.

"There is good potential and over the past few days I have been meeting
with people related to the healthcare industry, either agents or individuals,
who realise that we are very near to them," he said.

In an interview with BERNAMA at the Enterprise Asia Ekspo-PekanBaru Riau
recently, Hudza said the private hospital was also eyeing Medan, Cambodia and
Vietnam to grow its health tourism business.

He also said the KPJ Selangor Speacialist Hospital is in a strategic
location as it is close to the Subang Airport to serve the needs of patients
from PekanBaru.

"With the recent launch of Firefly Airline services to PekanBaru and KPJ's
participation in the expo organised by Malay Chamber of Commerce, we expect to
boost the health tourism industry where PekanBaru is concerned," he said.

The KPJ Healthcare Specialist Hospital is part of the KPJ Healthcare Bhd
group.
--BERNAMA