Only 73 Malaysian medical specialists working abroad have returned home between 2021 and 2025, health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said today.
He told the Dewan Rakyat that of the total, three specialists had returned to serve in the health ministry, while 70 were working in the private sector.
He also said the ministry was working to strengthen efforts to retain local talent, especially as countries such as Singapore continued to actively recruit Malaysian doctors.
In July, it was reported that Singapore’s health ministry had advertised walk-in interviews at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, offering an annual package of S$110,000 (RM385,000), housing, and other benefits.
The advertisement stated that graduates from Universiti Malaya and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia could apply for medical officer…