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Table 50
Estate Hospital Assistant Human Resource in Armed Forces Category

Registered
State Estate Hospital Male Female Probation Various
Grade
Assistant
Perlis 4 4 0 4 0
Kedah 54 54 0 46 8

Pulau Pinang 14 14 0 12 2
Perak 95 95 0 84 11
Selangor 22 22 0 20 2
WKL 75 75 0 64 11
Negeri Sembilan 53 52 1 42 11

Melaka 178 178 0 148 30
Johor 79 79 0 58 21
Pahang 39 39 0 29 10
Terengganu 16 15 1 15 1
Kelantan 41 41 0 37 4
Sabah 6 6 0 5 1

Sarawak 10 10 0 10 0
Total 686 684 2 574 112

Source: Medical Assistant Board, MoH

ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES DIVISION

Allied Health Sciences Division (AHSD) is responsible for the development of Allied Health Professionals
(AHP) human capital and advancement of services in line with progression of health delivery system
in Malaysia. AHSD is determinant and focused to ensure AHP services are delivered in accordance to
quality standards, effective, efficient with optimization of resources and technology.

In 2017, the AHSD organisation moved into a major restructuring with existing human capital. This
transformation was considered to accommodate new organisational function following the of Allied
Health Professionals Act 2016 (Act 774) gazette. In this new structure, Core Team for implementation
of Act 774 was upgraded to Secretariat to support activities until Malaysian Allied Health Professionals
Council (MAHPC) is established. A new section for Regulatory, which consist of Legislation & Prosecution
with Complaints & Investigation units was also included. (Figure 31).

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