PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia still lacks obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) specialists, with only 667 specialists currently serving at Health Ministry (MOH) facilities, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.
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He said that various efforts are being implemented by the MOH in producing O&G specialists, to meet the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ratio standard of 23.7 per 100,000 women, as well as covering gaps in O&G in MOH hospitals nationwide.
The MOH is working to produce 155 O&G specialists every year, including through the recruitment of O&G Masters students, he said.
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“Our target is to have at least 1,000 O&G specialists at MOH facilities by 2030,” he said to the media, after officiating the 1st National O&G MOH Congress on Friday (May 19).
The three-day congress is being held from today until May 21. – Bernama