Only 17 cardiothoracic specialists serving under Health Ministry, Dewan Rakyat told

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Dewan Rakyat News

Dzulkefly Ahmad,Specialist,Cardiothoracic

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the opening today, bolstered by expectations that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.00 per cent due to higher inflation in May 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR: There are currently only 17 cardiothoracic specialists serving in the Health Ministry, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Wednesday .

“Among the steps taken was to introduce specialist training through the Parallel Path Expertise Training in 2014. Dr Dzulkefly also said that the ministry has been conducting several initiatives to further improve and widen specialist services to Malaysians which include increasing the number of the Federal specialist scholarships to 1,650 slots annually.

In a separate question by Datuk Awang Hashim on the total number of specialist doctors in various fields currently in service with the government, Dr Dzulkefly said there were about 8,397 gazetted positions.

 

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