Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council launches MYMT 2026, Malaysia’s First Medical Tourism Year
In 2024, Malaysia welcomed 1.6 million healthcare travellers, reflecting a 14% year-on-year improve, and generated RM2.72 billion in income, a outstanding 21% development in comparison with 2023.
The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) launched Malaysia Year of Medical Tourism (MYMT) 2026 on the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC). Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad, Minister of Health Malaysia, officiated the occasion, unveiling the marketing campaign’s brand and tagline, “Healing Meets Hospitality.”
MYMT 2026 goals to place Malaysia as a premier medical tourism vacation spot by showcasing its superior healthcare companies and hospitality. The marketing campaign additionally seeks to draw worldwide well being travellers by highlighting the nation’s superior medical services, expert professionals and holistic wellness choices. Renowned Malaysian singer Dato’ Seri Siti Nurhaliza was introduced because the marketing campaign’s ambassador, lending her voice to advertise Malaysia’s medical tourism imaginative and prescient.
MYMT 2026 is poised to raise these achievements, aligning with MHTC’s formidable objective of reaching RM12 billion in trade income by 2030.
The launch additionally spotlighted the Flagship Medical Tourism Hospital (FMTH) programme, recognising 4 excellent establishments: Institut Jantung Negara, Island Hospital Penang, Mahkota Medical Centre, and Subang Jaya Medical Centre. These hospitals, chosen for his or her excellence in medical care, innovation, and worldwide affected person companies, are present process remaining evaluations, with the winner to be introduced in December 2025.
“Malaysia is no stranger as the medical tourism destination of choice, serving an array of healing journeys for our healthcare travellers to choose from. Now, not only are we focusing on modern medicine alone, we are also exploring a more integrative healthcare a holistic ecosystem that blends modern medicine, wellness, Traditional & Complementary Medicine (T&CM) and preventive care,” mentioned Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad, Chairman of MHTC.