The need of international Islamic standards for medical tourism providers: a Malaysian experience

• Main Authors: Kamassi, Ahmed, Abdul Manaf, Noor Hazilah, Omar, Azura
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2020
• Subjects: BP173.75 Islam and economics; BPH Islamic Economics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82868/1/82868_The%20need%20of%20international%20Islamic_ft.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82868/2/82868_The%20need%20of%20international%20Islamic_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82868/; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JIMA-03-2019-0051/full/html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to confirm that there is a great need for international Islamic accreditation body as a response of the growing number of the Islamic-friendly hospitals and Islamic practices among medical tourism providers across the globe, with a specific focus on the Malaysia...