Minister: Malaysia needs more family medicine specialists
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad speaks during the press conference on the fight against high cholesterol and heart disease in Kuala Lumpur March 27, 2019. — Picture by Choo Choy May
"We need at least 1,500 more family medicine specialists in the next few years to fill the gap. Now, we only produce about 200 family doctors per year," he said after launching the 5th Asean Regional Primary Care Conference Kuala Lumpur 2019, here. "Therefore, the family medicine fraternity must work harder and continue to promote and encourage young doctors to take up the family medicine specialty as their future carrier pathway in medical practice," he said.
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