Jakarta, Nov. 21 -- The Tourism Ministry and Health Ministry have forged a collaboration to improve the quality of health tourism and the services it provides.

Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana confirmed here on Friday that the partnership reflects the government's commitment to establishing an integrated health tourism experience with high quality capable of competing globally.

Wardhana said that the collaboration, which is formalized through a memorandum of understanding inked by both parties, covers some aspects, such as policy formulation and health tourism programs.

Moreover, the collaboration includes efforts to improve human resources, data exchange and utilization, investment and marketing of healthcare services, as wel...