Importing foreign specialists a bad idea, say experts

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Former health minister Dr S Subramaniam says the admission of foreign specialists will stiffen competition and may cause a decline in medical standards.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/07/21/importing-foreign-specialists-a-bad-idea-say-experts/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DontImport #ForeignSpecialists #DrSSubramaniam

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00:00 because it might create a lot of unnecessary competition.

00:04 And that's at that particular point in time,

00:06 I'm quite worried about standards and all that, whether we can maintain it.

00:09 Health experts have shot down the possibility of following in the footsteps of Indonesia

00:15 in allowing foreign doctors to practice in Malaysia to overcome the shortage of specialists.

00:20 Former health minister Dr. S Subramaniam says this will only create unnecessary competition

00:25 among medical practitioners, which could in turn affect medical standards.

00:29 However, Subramaniam says foreign recruitment could be considered for

00:33 areas where Malaysia lacks expertise, such as heart and liver transplants.

00:37 This kind of expertise we still don't have.

00:42 And there have been instances, for example,

00:44 liver transplant specialists from Singapore have come and practiced in Malaysia.

00:48 Meanwhile, Malaysian Medical Association President Dr. R Murugan Raj

00:53 doesn't see any need for Malaysia to import doctors.

00:56 Murugan says importing foreign specialists should only be considered if there is a genuine need,

01:01 especially given that between 3,000 and 5,000 medical graduates enter the profession annually.

01:07 Jason Desmond, FMT News.

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