Medical visits a ‘test of patience’


Health matters: Malaysians want waiting times at medical institutions to be reduced alongside an improvement in facilities. — LOW BOON TAT/The Star

PETALING JAYA: After a fun night out with her friends, Aida Syafiqah Suhairi, 23, didn’t expect that she would end her day with an eight-hour wait at the emergency department of a public hospital due to an accident.

Although she only suffered a soft tissue injury, it took her the whole night to get her leg checked, take the medicine and a medical certificate.

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