Public Health #23: The State of Child Health Services

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy | Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Senior Consultant Paediatrician

09-Oct-19 16:00

Public Health #23: The State of Child Health Services

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We always want the best of everything for our children but how is our healthcare system doing when it comes to providing health and social services for children? With Budget 2020 about to be announced in a few days, on today’s show we take a look at the state of children’s healthcare in Malaysia, what we’re doing right (and wrong), and what we can do to improve it.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories: Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Science, Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Health and Living, paediatrics, nurses, rural communities, indigenous communities, NICU, PICU,

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