Fast approval policy may encourage more doctors to return home
In CHUKAI, the government's move to give speedy approvals to Malaysian-born science and technology experts wishing to return from abroad will encourage more medical practitioners to also come back and serve the country, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Suleiman Mohamed said on Thursday.
Applauding the move by the government, he said the announcement by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was timely as the country was seriously in need of doctors and specialists.
The medical sector currently needs about 6,000 staff, including doctors, to serve in hospitals nationwide, Dr Suleiman said.
Although the government had allowed the intake of 1,000 foreign doctors, only 200 had agreed to work on a contract basis in the country.
"We hope this opportunity will be fully made use of to lure them back to serve the country," he said after launching the state-level "Healthy Lifestyle Campaign" here.
The campaign is aimed at educating the public on the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle to avoid diseases.
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