A study found that the mortality outcomes within ethnic groups were less favourable among the poor, and premature mortality was concentrated among the poor of every ethnic group in Malaysia.
The Malaysian healthcare system has made tremendous progress since Merdeka. However, in the past decade, it has lagged behind the other Asian Tigers, and other regional countries have caught up.
Disturbing reports have raised questions on how far the healthcare system is on its way to the “intensive care unit”.
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