Unemployed Medical Grads a Symptom of Policy Breakdown

Dr. Michael Jeyakumar, Sungai Siput MP | Dr. Ashok Zachariah Philip, Malaysian Medical Association

21-Apr-16 08:05

Unemployed Medical Grads a Symptom of Policy Breakdown

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There are too many medical graduates but too few specialists leaving healthcare needs unfulfilled. Doctors and specialists are lured by lucrative positions in the private sector. Medical qualifications have become a commercial, supply side focus while healthcare funding and proper policy are left wanting.

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Tags: healthcare funding, budget, medical graduates, social progammes, social safety net, unemployment

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