Malaysia
What are healthcare services like in Malaysia?
We asked retirees if they have access to good medical care in Malaysia. They wrote...
"We have not used medical care here, but understand through other expats who have that they have been quite satisfied. There are an abundance of healthcare facilities on Penang," explained one expat living in Penang, Malaysia.
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"There are six major private Medical Speciality Clinics/Hospitals in Kuching with covering from orthopedics, cancer, to heart and diabetes. Lots of private neighborhood GP's, diagnostic clinics, inexpensive dental and optometric services. There are plans for a Gerontology Training Medical School (Malaysia's population is aging), and a Tropical Medicine Research Center). Most practitioners are trained in UK, Australia, US or Japan," said another expat in Kuching, Malaysia.
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Joshua Wood, LPC is one of the Founders of Digital Nomad Exchange and serves as Co-President of Expat Exchange. Prior to Expat Exchange and Digital Nomad Exchange, Joshua worked for NBC Cable (MSNBC and CNBC
Primetime). Joshua has a BA from Syracuse and a Master's in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Wood is also a licensed counselor and psychotherapist.
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