In 1978 at Alma Ata, Malaysia endorsed the World Health Organization’s Declaration of Health for All through Primary Health Care. Since then Malaysia has made great strides in meeting its objectives. There is now an expanded scope of services with better facilities in the public community polyclinics. Primary Care departments have been established in the local universities, either independently or as part of community medicine. Medical students now have better exposure to primary care. Postgraduate specialist training (M.Med. in Family Medicine) is offered by three public universities.