Hospital wards urgently need repair

Room for improvement: Third-class wards in hospitals around the country are in dire need of repairs and upgrades, say health experts.

PETALING JAYA: Both facility upgrades and holistic policy changes must go hand-in-hand in addressing overcrowding at public hospital’s third-class wards, say health services experts.

Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz said years of neglect had left these wards across the country in a state of disrepair.