In the past several years, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia have been vigorously developing international healthcare, drawing in wealthy businesspeople from the Middle East, China and Indonesia, as well as Americans and Europeans who can't afford high medical costs, for medical treatment. And especially after the 911 attacks, many Middle-Eastern businesspeople worry about discrimination in the US, turning instead to Asian countries.
近幾年亞洲的香港、新加坡、馬來西亞也積極開發國際醫療業務，吸引中東、中國、印尼富商，或無法負擔高額醫療費用的歐美人士前往就醫；尤其 911 恐怖攻擊爆發後，很多中東富商都擔心在美國遭到歧視，而轉進亞洲國家。