Islamic Hospital to boost medical tourism

THE move to build the Penang Islamic Hospital is one of the plans for the Islam Foundation Land (Hartanah Yayasan Islam)
in the state.
This project will improve the state government’s revenue through medical tourism, which indirectly will project Penang as an international city.
“This hospital will be equipped with state-of-art technology, besides being syariah law compliant.
“The building concept of this hospital is taken from the Islamic Hospital of Jordan and will be the first endowment (wakaf) hospital in the country,” state exco for Islamic Affairs, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Abdul Malik Abu Kassim said at his winding up speech at
the Penang Legislative Assembly on May 19.
He said the state government has approved a 3.5-acre plot costing around RM50 million for building a seven-storey complex for a Syariah Court at Jalan Batu Gantung/Jalan Scotland.
Commenting on the Penang International Halal Expo and Conference (PIHEC), Malik said since 2010, Halal Penang has successfully organised PIHEC.
“PIHEC 2016 has registered improved registration of 47%, consisting of 329 local and foreign organisations when compared
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