Malaysia to get more doctors over the next five years
21-May-15, Free Malaysia Today
On the health front the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020) has an ambitious target. Malaysia will have a 1:400 doctor to population ratio by the year 2020.
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The upcoming five years will also see the ratio of hospital beds to the population at 2.3 beds per 1,000 population, thus enabling more people to enjoy access to quality healthcare either in public or private facilities.
The targets will be realised through the extension of services to the under-deserved communities, especially the poor and low-income households, Orang Asli in peninsular Malaysia as well as the people in the rural and remote areas in Sabah and Sarawak.