PADANG TERAP: The country needs another 600 geriatricians to care for the increasing number of elderly patients, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.
He said since there were currently only 35 geriatric specialists in the country, the government was encouraging medical officers to specialise as geriatricians to meet the shortage.
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