Sep 5 2010, 06:40 PM
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59 p'sula docs for Sabah to ease shortage
Published on: Sunday, September 05, 2010
Kota Kinabalu: Fifty-nine medical doctors from the peninsula are being despatched to Sabah in batches to meet the State's demand.
State Health Director, Dr Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, said about 20 are now serving in the various health clinics and hospitals throughout Sabah.
"More are coming in. By the end of the year, we will have 59 additional doctors. Just be patient. The future for Sabah is good in terms of provision of health services.
"We (State Health Department) are working hard for the people of Sabah.
It is projected that Malaysia will have enough doctors by the year 2015.
"In fact, for Sabah, by next year, we should be reasonably all right, given that 100 to 200 doctors will have graduated by December this year.
Things will be better from next year," he told Daily Express when met at his office at Rumah Persekutuan Kota Kinabalu.
According to Dr Mohd Yusof, the Government's target for next year is to have a minimum of six doctors serving in each district hospital.
"Right now, we have a minimum of only three doctors, which will be a thing of the past when our medical schools churn out more doctors in the years to come."
He said from next year, the 25 medical schools in the country (public and private sectors), including Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), are capable of producing some 4,000 to 5,000 doctors a year (with the qualification of Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery or MBBS in short).
"In fact, the Melaka Manipal Medical College, a Malaysian private medical college, is planning to set up a branch here," he added.
In the meantime, Dr Mohd Yusof said, the Government is seriously considering hiring expatriate specialist doctors as a "stop-gap" measure.
Meanwhile, he said he had just attended a conference to deliberate on the number of required doctors and specialists for all medical disciplines as the country approaches the realisation of Vision 2020 as a developed nation.
"We have to get ready. We spent three days discussing and coming up with the figures, which are necessary to meet the requirements of being a developed nation. We (in Sabah) have also put up our figures."
Published on: Sunday, September 05, 2010
Kota Kinabalu: Fifty-nine medical doctors from the peninsula are being despatched to Sabah in batches to meet the State's demand.
State Health Director, Dr Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, said about 20 are now serving in the various health clinics and hospitals throughout Sabah.
"More are coming in. By the end of the year, we will have 59 additional doctors. Just be patient. The future for Sabah is good in terms of provision of health services.
"We (State Health Department) are working hard for the people of Sabah.
It is projected that Malaysia will have enough doctors by the year 2015.
"In fact, for Sabah, by next year, we should be reasonably all right, given that 100 to 200 doctors will have graduated by December this year.
Things will be better from next year," he told Daily Express when met at his office at Rumah Persekutuan Kota Kinabalu.
According to Dr Mohd Yusof, the Government's target for next year is to have a minimum of six doctors serving in each district hospital.
"Right now, we have a minimum of only three doctors, which will be a thing of the past when our medical schools churn out more doctors in the years to come."
He said from next year, the 25 medical schools in the country (public and private sectors), including Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), are capable of producing some 4,000 to 5,000 doctors a year (with the qualification of Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery or MBBS in short).
"In fact, the Melaka Manipal Medical College, a Malaysian private medical college, is planning to set up a branch here," he added.
In the meantime, Dr Mohd Yusof said, the Government is seriously considering hiring expatriate specialist doctors as a "stop-gap" measure.
Meanwhile, he said he had just attended a conference to deliberate on the number of required doctors and specialists for all medical disciplines as the country approaches the realisation of Vision 2020 as a developed nation.
"We have to get ready. We spent three days discussing and coming up with the figures, which are necessary to meet the requirements of being a developed nation. We (in Sabah) have also put up our figures."
Source: http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=74480
You guys see the situation in Sabah district hospitals? 3 doctors per DISTRICT HOSPITAL !! A HOSPITAL for an entire district having only THREE doctors !! That is very much true the last time I checked in my mother's hometown district (Sipitang). Even the Hospital's director is busy involved with the daily clinic duties (OPD)~
Another thing, MMMC in Sabah - ? interesting~
new name for the branch perhaps could be: Kota Kinabalu Manipal Medical College (KKMMC)
This post has been edited by CyberSetan: Sep 5 2010, 08:02 PM
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