Chua: Government To Strengthen Medical Professionalism

SinChew: KUALA LUMPUR (Fri): Malaysia will strengthen local medical professionalism over the next five years by improving the profession of specialists, sub-specialists, nurses and medical officers in order to face the global challenges.
The government has allocated RM1bn for medical training under the 9th Malaysia Plan, said Health Minister Chua Soi Lek.
He said the government had decided to train 400 specialists and sub-specialists.
"We will allocate RM300,000 for short courses and scholarships over the next five years in order to train more specialists and sub-specialists," he added.
Chua told Sin Chew Daily that medical, healthcare and professional services could not stay stagnant in Malaysia, especially on the prevention of infectious disease.