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Figure 23: Projection of Pharmacist Supply and Pharmacist Requirement Based on Need
and Demand

3.3.4 Comparison with selected high-income countries

Figure 24 illustrates that the projected supply of pharmacist in Malaysia is lower than the
average selected Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
countries actual pharmacist density. In comparison with other selected higher-income
countries, Hong Kong had the lowest density of pharmacist. However, the actual pharmacist’s
density in Hong Kong is a close range with the actual number of pharmacists in Malaysia. In
2030, it is projected that Malaysia’s supply pharmacist density is still lesser as compared to
the pharmacist in Sweden and Korea.

The projected requirement of pharmacists based on demand is lower than the current OECD
average pharmacist density but higher than pharmacist density levels in Singapore, Hong
Kong and the United Kingdom. The projected requirement of pharmacist based on needs
is at the higher end of the OECD countries (nearer to countries from Sweden, Korea and
Australia). This benchmarking process was conducted by comparing existing pharmacists
and projected supply, Demand, Need of pharmacist’s density in Malaysia to pharmacist’s
density of selected OECD and selected high-income countries. Benchmarking with these
countries is vital to see where our country stands and to demonstrate projection carried
out in this study in comparison with well-established pharmacist profession from other
countries.

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