More family medicine specialists soon


PETALING JAYA: More family medicine specialists are being trained to beef up primary health care and reduce congestion in hospitals.

Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were now 238 family medicine specialists in health clinics and 70 in university hospitals.

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