Hospitals should be built where the need is greatest

IN a region already saturated with medical infrastructure, the Health Ministry’s plan to build a new hospital in Petaling Jaya doesn’t signal progress – it exposes a profound lack of direction and a troubling abandonment of distributive justice.

The Klang Valley already hosts 13 public specialist hospitals in Selangor alone, complemented by nearly 55 licensed private hospitals. Within a 30-40km radius of the proposed PJ site, residents have access to multiple tertiary care centres.