Kementerian Kesihatan berusaha memberi insentif kepada lebih ramai doktor mengambil kepakaran dalam bidang geriatrik sebagai persediaan Malaysia menjadi negara menua dalam tempoh 23 tahun lagi.
00:00The Ministry of Health is trying to give incentives to more doctors to take expertise in geriatrics as Malaysia's readiness to become a leading country in the next 23 years.
00:14Minister of Health Zulkifli Ahmad said that with only 60 geriatric specialists in government hospitals, education and private sector throughout the country, there is a need to increase the number of specialists in this field.
00:27However, he admitted that it will be a big challenge to attract doctors interested in this field with an average of only 8 geriatric specialists born every year.
00:38Zulkifli informed that he also discussed with the Ministry of Education to increase the number of geriatric specialists in this country.
00:46Zulkifli reviewed Dr. Osman Ali's proposal from the Perak Royal Medical College, which urges the government to ensure a sufficient number of geriatric specialists,
00:56given that Malaysia is heading towards becoming an international country by 2047.
