The Urgent Issues Facing Our Public Healthcare System

Professor Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, Professor in Health Economics, Hospital & Health Management, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Dr Mark Cheong, Academic Pharmacist and Public Health Researcher

08-Feb-23 18:00

The Urgent Issues Facing Our Public Healthcare System

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Our public healthcare system is said to be at its breaking point, with several urgent issues being raised. First, the Health Minister has admitted that our emergency departments are overwhelmed, so we discuss what needs to be done to address this. Then, we talk about contract pharmacists and the roadblocks they face when it comes to getting permanent positions.

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Produced by: Alia Zefri, Kelly Anissa, Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: health policy

Tags: public health, public hospitals, government hospitals, health ministry, dr zaliha mustafa, healthcare,

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