Healthcare in Macau

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Macau has a universally accessible single-payer system funded by taxes collected by the government from corporations and residents.

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Macau is served by one major public hospital, the Hospital Conde S. Januário, and one major private hospital, the Kiang Wu Hospital, both located in Macau Peninsula, as well as a university-associated hospital called Macau University of Science and Technology Hospital in Cotai and a minor private hospital, the Macau Yinkui Hospital on the Macau Peninsula. Currently none of the Macau hospitals have international healthcare accreditation.

In addition to hospitals, Macau also has numerous health centres providing free basic medical care to residents. Consultation in traditional Chinese medicine is also available. [1] Currently none of the Macau hospitals is independently assessed through international healthcare accreditation.

The Macau University of Science and Technology started a medical school in Macau in September 2019 for its MBBS program. [2] The second batch of students started their classes on 21 September 2020. [3] Clinical training of medical students will start from third year of medical training in the university hospital associated with the university. The medical school has been listed in the world directory of medical schools. [4] Medium of instruction in the medical school is English. Most of the students are from Macau. The duration of MBBS course is 5 years with an additional year for internship.

Local nurses are trained at the Macao Polytechnic University and the Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau. [5] [6] Currently there are no training courses in midwifery in Macau.

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Notes

  1. "Macau Factsheet". The Govt. of Macau SAR. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  2. "Faculty of Medicine". Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  3. "Faculty of Medicine, MUST monograph" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  4. "World Directory of Medical Schools". Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. "Macau Polytechnic Institute General Information". Macau Polytechnic Institute. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  6. "Homepage of the College of Nursing and Midwifery". College of Nursing and Midwifery, Macau. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2007-11-13.

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