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Where to find health and care services in Penang and who to contact, with details as each place publishes them.
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24-hour and emergency vets in Penang: clinics that publish out-of-hours care
Two Penang vet clinics say on their own websites that they offer 24-hour or out-of-hours emergency care, both on the island. Name, area, hours and phone exactly as each clinic publishes them; call before you go.
24-hour pharmacies in Penang (farmasi 24 jam): which ones publish round-the-clock hours
Penang pharmacies whose own page says they open 24 hours, all of them inside hospitals; some say the night service is only for the hospital's own patients. Name, address, hours and phone exactly as each publishes them.
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Nursing homes and care homes in Penang: how to check one is registered
Most homes for older people in Penang are care centres (pusat jagaan) that must register with the Social Welfare Department (JKM); a private nursing home with nursing care needs a Health Ministry licence. Which law covers which home, how to check, what the rules require of a home, and where to complain.