The COVID-19 pandemic is a wake call for society all over that healthcare needs must be bolstered. Expenditure on the prevention of diseases is a priority investment for individuals and governments. Though Malaysia has a relatively good healthcare structure, we need more doctors and other healthcare professionals. There is a maldistribution of healthcare professionals in the country with most doctors practicing in the cities creating accessibility to healthcare services in rural areas challenging.
Why fresh blood is needed moving forward?
According to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Manipal University College Malaysia (MUCM), Prof. Dr. Jayakumar Gurusamy, “The opportunity for young doctors is immense with a range of specialties ranging from neurosurgeons to oncologists. The government recently announced Malaysia requires an additional 28,000 specialists in various medical disciplines by 2030 to reduce the waiting time at government hospitals.” Prof. Dr Ja
The COVID19 pandemic has brought much attention to the field of dentistry as oral ill-health or dental problems are still common among the community and when limited access to government facilities, patients in pain sought the private sectors.
Manipal University College Malaysia (MUCM) which runs a 5-year Bachelor of Dentistry (BDS) has observed this first-hand with her 3 polyclinics providing a capacity of over 150 dental chairs. Professor Dr. Abdul Rashid Haji Ismail, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry notes that when other services were forced to shutter their doors, dental clinics continue to run with strict protocol and standard operating procedures. “We were receiving calls daily despite the lockdown from patients requesting emergency treatment to relieve pain and attend to their needs! Such is the demand for dental-related services”, he said.
The future of dentistry for this generation
Dentistry is often thought of as the professi
Selecting your next place of study after high school is always a daunting experience; moving from the safe confines and structure of school into an environment where you are expected to be an adult, managing your time and self, and quite possibly away from your family. The plethora of options brings a further dilemma to the decision-making process
Daily Express is the sister paper of Overseas Chinese Daily News (OCDN). It was founded by the late Tan Sri Yeh Pao Tzu and the first issue hit the streets on March 1, 1963. Published in trilingual ie English, Bahasa Malaysia and Kadazan, it is by far the largest circulation daily newspaper in Sabah.