UMMC set to expand surgical facilities

On the mend: Prof Noor Azuan with the infant and his parents. The child is the youngest liver transplant recipient in the country.

PETALING JAYA: New operating theatres are set to be added at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) following a successful liver transplant involving a four-month-old baby.

UM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Noor Azuan Abu Osman said the expansion of operating theatres will be accompanied by strengthened infrastructure, critical care facilities and support systems for specialist medical teams.