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3.5. ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER (AMO)

3.5.1 AMO Supply Projection

Table 30 and Figure 28 shows the projected numbers of registered AMOs until the
year 2030 based on the number of student intake for AMO training programme for
the year 2015 and the projection of AMO supply based on baseline data from 2010 till
2030. The projection shows an increased number of AMO. In 2015, the total number of
registered AMOs was 14,724. The projected number of registered AMOs after considering
the number of student intake and attrition is 39,244 in 2030, showing an increase of
167% in the period of 15 years. This accounts for 11.1% increase annually over 15 years.

Table 30: Supply of Assistant Medical Officers, 2015 – 2030

ACTUAL PROJECTION
AMO AMO
Year Malaysia Density Malaysia Density
Population Supply (n) per 10,000 Population Supply (n) per 10,000
Population Population
2015 31,186,100 14,724 4.7 - - -

2016 31,660,700 15,602 4.9 30,875,400 17,015 5.5
2017 - - - 31,267,400 18,422 5.9
2018 - - - 31,659,700 20,120 6.4
2019 - - - 32,051,300 21,808 6.8
2020 - - - 32,441,200 23,483 7.2
2021 - - - 32,822,900 25,146 7.7
2022 - - - 33,200,600 26,793 8.1

2023 - - - 33,572,100 28,424 8.5
2024 - - - 33,936,900 30,037 8.9
2025 - - - 34,294,200 31,631 9.2
2026 - - - 34,644,700 33,203 9.6
2027 - - - 34,987,600 34,752 9.9
2028 - - - 35,322,700 36,277 10.3
2029 - - - 35,649,400 37,775 10.6
2030 - - - 35,965,700 39,244 10.9

SUPPLY AND NEEDS-BASED REQUIREMENT PROJECTIONS OF MALAYSIAN HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH 2016 - 2030