Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (TMSC; headquarters: Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan; President: Satoshi Tsunakawa) has established Toshiba Medical Systems Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. as a joint venture corporation with TMSC’s distributor in Malaysia, Abex Medical System Sdn. Bhd. (Abex headquarters: Kuala Lumpur; Chairman: Tan Sri Dr. Kuan Yong Kuan). The new company will start business on June 12th 2014 as a subsidiary of TMSC.

A high economic growth rate of approximately 5% or more is expected in Southeast Asia, and economic development will lead to an increase in population and changes in disease prevalence patterns. The medical market in this region is estimated to be about 40 billion yen (according to research by TMSC), and continued expansion is expected.

Among these countries, Malaysia, with its advanced healthcare, is actively promoting medical tourism as one of the nation’s growth industries, and is receiving large numbers of patients from abroad. In order to provide top-quality healthcare in Malaysia, there is a growing need among medical institutions to install cutting-edge medical technologies such as Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE area detector CT systems.

TMSC started business in Malaysia in August 1981 through Abex and has implemented local sales and service activities. With the advantage of collaboration with globally expanded R&D centers and training centers, both within and outside Japan, establishment of a subsidiary in Malaysia will allow the latest Toshiba systems to be used to their fullest potential.

TMSC will continue its efforts to contribute to healthcare in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries by enhancing products with high added value and strengthening its service system to meet market needs.

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