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Ratio Of One Radiologist For Every 50,000 People Expected By 2010

PENANG, May 14 (Bernama) -- There should be one radiologist for every 30,000 to 50,000 people by 2010, Health Ministry Medical Services Development Director Datuk Dr Noorimi Morad said.
She said now the ratio was 1:100,000 which was way off the desired target of 1:15,000.
Noorimi was confident that the 2010 target could be achieved based on the increase in the number of new students pursuing studies in radiology in both the public and private sectors and training programmes for staff already in the field.
"If we can achieve the target, it is something we can be proud of, as the radiology field is constantly developing with changes in technology," she told reporters after opening the Sixth Scientific Imaging Medical Services Conference here today.
The biennial conference held since 2002 was attended by 50 participants that included medical practitioners, academicians, physicists and radiographers.