Hospital Tunku Azizah (Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-kanak Kuala Lumpur) provides Paediatric, as well as Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) services. It is a tertiary referral centre that caters not only Kuala Lumpur area, but accepts referrals from all over the country for a multitude of Paediatric and O&G subspecialties.
This is also a training centre for doctors and other health professionals. Undergraduate students from government and private universities have part of their education here. Masters students come from universities like Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Malaya.
Doctors who are involved in parallel pathway programs like MRCPCH and MRHOG also undergo some of their rotations in this hospital. The availability of Paediatrics and O&G subspecialty made HTA is a centre for subspecialty training. Nurses carry out part of their advanced diploma course, as do other allied health officers.
Clinical Research Centre (CRC)
The diversity of clinical cases and the substantial amount of educational activities going on in HTA made this hospital a hub for clinical research for Paediatrics and O&G in this country. The research centre of this hospital started as Unit Penyelidikan in March 2019. The Director General of Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) endorsed the establishment of Clinical Research Centre (CRC) in HTA on 23rd October 2019. This is the 35th CRC formed in the country, out of 36, which functions as a facilitator to research activities in MOH health centres.