US magazine: Malaysia's healthcare is No. 3 worldwide

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PETALING JAYA:  A study by the American publication International Living rates Malaysia's healthcare system as the third best out of 24 countries in its 2014 Global Retirement Index - beating out Spain, Italy, Ireland and New Zealand, among other countries.

The index, which was recently released by the Baltimore-based magazine, praised Malaysia's healthcare, which scored 95 out of a possible 100 points, as the medical expertise of Malaysian healthcare practitioners is "equal to or better than what it is in most Western countries", according to InternationalLiving.com's Asia correspondent Keith Hockton.

"At this time, foreigners cannot access the public healthcare system here, but the low cost of healthcare and the range of health insurance options mean that paying for healthcare is no hardship. Healthcare costs are so low that you can pay out of pocket for many standard procedures. A regular doctor's visit costs (US)$16 and a dental check-up costs (US)$9," he said.

The monthly publication, which caters to subscribers seeking places in the world to live, retire, travel, and invest, added in a Feb 6 article that Malaysia has "gained fame as a medical-tourism destination as its healthcare is among the best and cheapest in the world."

The top two countries, France and Uruguay, scored 97 and 96 points respectively.

On the methodology of the index's ratings, the magazine said both the cost and quality of healthcare were evaluated.

"How much a typical visit to a general practitioner tells you a lot, as does cost and the coverage particulars of health insurance.

"Also considered are the number of people per doctor, the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people, the percentage of the population with access to safe water, the infant mortality rate, life expectancy, and public health expenditure as a percentage of a country's GDP," said the magazine. - The Star

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SayaSayangMama

Baguslah......

dauswq

Ade bagusnya tak diperkenalkn insurans wajib perubatan + subsidi dikekalkn

dauswq

Ade bagusnya tak diperkenalkn insurans wajib perubatan + subsidi dikekalkn

Pajeri_Nenas

ini semua pitnah....malaysia ngara paling perasuah, mana ada hospital yg bagus.

spiderman80

Tak sangka negara kita boleh dapat nombor tiga terbaik di dunia. Tapi tahniah lah!!

TuntungReturn

fitnah tebesar abad ni. klo pr perintah bru aku caya spital bgus.

CrowneGlory

Tima kasih kak mah

tumpanglalu74

Seberang MBK Mall tu berderet rumah kedai jadi klinik2 plastik surgery.  Dengan habuk debunye kat luar, skali pandang pon nak muntah.  Kat dalam aku tak tau.  Aku rase kat situ la berduyun artis Mesia gi repair muke.  

Entah ye entah tidak doktor yang koje kat dalam tu pon.

harimau76

kudos to BN govt yg berjaya memartabatkan perkhidmatan kesihatan di malaysia...

EJALTI

Tima kasih gomen

Kawan iols masuk HKL lima hari sebab gastrik, 3rd class la, siap masuk darah coz kekurangan darah merah........cuma bayar rm60 sajork......

matamata

Mmg murah pun....fasiliti pun baik...cubalah try kat negara lain...barula terlopong

saladin780

baru korang nak memuji kan..kalu x masing2 nak mengencap nurse itu la ini la tak macam nurse tahun 70 an 80 an 90 an wad mcm kandang ayam la bla bla bla

Ha_Neul

klinik dan spital kerajaan memang murah gilerrrr

gaji doktor pon murah dengarnya

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EJALTI replied at 22-2-2015 01:47 AM
Tima kasih gomen

Kawan iols masuk HKL lima hari sebab gastrik, 3rd class la, siap masuk darah c ...

Try specialist tgk brp kna

macai

Umngok dah byr la kat majalah tu. Kalo tak abg KETUM takkan buat rawatan kat obersea

ninja boy

malaysia bab edukesen kesihatan utiliti air electric sistem jalan raya masih terbagus,

raxief

ambik ubat sakit mata kat 'klenet' swasta rm40

kalau pegi 'klenet' kesihatan free je

vender

gaji doktor boleh tahanla....takdelah murah sgt...

Tok_Batin

Dari segi teknologi dan kualiti memang Malaysia sedikit terkebelakang lah

Tapi point banyak dari segi kos rawatan yang murah. Kat US nun tak ada insurans silap silap mati di tepi ICU sahaja.