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iii. Training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
iv. Usage Monitoring of Public Health Training Facilities

By December 2017, the number of Public Health Specialist in Ministry of Health were 418. Since 2008,
MPH 4-year program has been replaced by MPH+DrPH Training Programme. Currently, there are five
(5) university that offer the program namely University of Malaya (UM), University of Science Malaysia
(USM), University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and University
Putra Malaysia (UPM). In 2017, a total of 38 Medical Officers have been gazetted as a Public Health
Physician compared to 26 Medical Officers gazetted in 2016.

This section is also responsible for developing the policy on the competency and direction of various
professions in the Public Health Programme. Any proposal paper for profession development by any
of the Profession Head, will be reviewed.

With regard to human resource training, in 2017, a total of 3882 courses were conducted throughout
the country (value of RM7,425,056.30) compared to 6183 courses (value of RM14,125,992.60) in
2016. In 2017 a total of seven (7) staffs were sent abroad to attend short-term training courses. Overall
achievement for in-service training program carried out in year 2016 and 2017 as shown in Table 1.
Meanwhile, the performance of health staff attended training, for at least 7 days a year, in 2017, as
shown in Table 9, Figure 1 and 2.
Table 9
Public Health Program: In-service Training Achievement, for 2016 and 2017.

Achievement
Year 2016 Year 2017
No. Of Course Expenditure No. Of Course Expenditure
Attended (RM) Attended (RM)
276,570.82 132,000.00
Oversea 14 7
(79.20%) (77.65%)
14,125,992.60 7,425.056.30
Local 6183 3882
(98.54%) (99.23%)

Source: Public health Development Division, MoH

This section is also responsible for monitoring and processing all health facilities training application.
Health facilities used for training, includes District Health Office, Health Clinics and Public Health
Laboratory. In 2017, a total of 27 applications were approved either new use or renewal of MOA
application involving 8 for Medical Program, 17 Program for Allied Health Sciences and two (2) Program
for Nursing.

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