Prime Bank, MHTC join hands to ease medical travel to Malaysia

Prime Bank PLC has entered into a tripartite cooperation framework with the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) and Irving Aviation Limited, a Dhaka-based travel agency, to make access to medical treatment in Malaysia more seamless for Bangladeshi citizens.

M Nazeem A Choudhury, additional managing director of the bank; Dato’ Suriagandhi Suppiah, chief executive officer of MHTC; and Tajria Rahman Rishta, head of business development at Irving Aviation, signed the agreement at an event at Crowne Plaza in Dhaka on Tuesday, according to a press release. Suriagandhi said the partnership brings together the strengths of the three organisations to provide a more coordinated and convenient healthcare travel experience for Bangladeshi patients.

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“We are pleased to work with Prime Bank and Irving Aviation to make the healthcare travel journey from Bangladesh to Malaysia more accessible, coordinated and convenient,” he added.

Under the collaboration, MHTC will facilitate connections with leading Malaysian hospitals and healthcare institutions and provide access to relevant healthcare information and treatment pathways.

Tajria said the partnership would strengthen local support for Bangladeshi medical travellers.

“As MHTC’s local partner in Bangladesh, Irving Aviation is pleased to support medical travellers with travel coordination, visa assistance, air ticketing and initial medical-service enquiries, helping to make their journey to Malaysia more convenient,” she added.

Nazeem said the collaboration would provide greater convenience for customers managing healthcare-related payments overseas.

“Prime Bank is pleased to be part of this collaboration and to explore suitable payment solutions that can provide greater convenience to customers seeking medical treatment in Malaysia,” he added.

Prime Bank will facilitate healthcare-related financial transactions and explore card-based payment facilities and, where applicable, exclusive benefits or discounts, subject to its applicable terms and conditions.

Hazwan Hasnol, chargé d’affaires of the High Commission of Malaysia in Bangladesh, attended the programme as chief guest, alongside representatives of MHTC, Prime Bank, Irving Group and other stakeholders.