Overcrowding In Emergency Departments, Ward Bed Shortages In Government Hospitals — Assistant Medical Officer
Malaysia doesn't need to directly "import" foreign experts to manage the local system. Instead, adapting proven international modules while providing sufficient space, authority, and funding for local public health experts to execute reforms is sufficient.
Overcrowding in the Emergency and Trauma Department (ETD) and the shortage of ward beds in government hospitals are interconnected issues stemming from the "double burden of disease".
This refers to the rise in patients with non-communicable diseases (NCD) , such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and obesity presenting with complications overlapping with waves of infectious diseases (such as dengue, influenza, Covid-19, or respiratory infections) occurring currently.
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This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.
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