FOR decades, the medical profession has been a popular choice but the surge of new doctors and mushrooming clinics, especially in the cities, has led to 500 clinics nationwide ceasing operations since 2004. There are currently 8,500 general private clinics in the country but the number is slowly dropping.
65-year-old Dr Rajamohan Anamalai is one of those who called time on his practice. He started Klinik Desa at 4th mile Old Klang Road in 1984, and the clinic was open six days a week, treating about 30 patients a day.
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