Treating the future


  • Health
  • Sunday, 21 Nov 2004

The Malaysian Paediatric Association strives to set standards in paediatric care as well as educate the public on health and social issues relevant to the children of the nation

MALAYSIA is way up there, along with the developed nations, when it comes to paediatric (medical care related to children) care. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) representative to Malaysia, Gaye Phillips, the death rate of children under the age of five in Malaysia is eight in 1,000. This is lower than quite a number of countries, even the United States. 

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