KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) - The Health Ministry hopes that 2012 Budget to be tabled tomorrow will see an increase in allocation for upgrading of about 2,000 rural clinics nationwide.
Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said it also hopes that a Medical Assistant (MA) be stationed at each rural clinic to give treatment and prescription drugs to residents in nearby areas.
Currently, the rural clinics are managed by village nurses who help provide treatment to the kampung folks and children.
"Rural clinics not only provide treatment to the local population but also expose them to serious diseases and early detection," he told reporters after opening 2011 Heart Valve Conference 2011 today.
With additional allocation, early exposure and monotoring for symptoms of heart diseases, the number one killer in Malaysia, can be given to rural people.
The budget last year allocated about RM15.5bil to the health sector covering training, welfare, housing and community development.
The conference from today until Saturday attended by about 400 participants from Asean countries, Germany, Sudan, Qatar, India, China and Taiwan discusses the latest technologies in heart surgery.
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