84-hour Work Week, Low Pay: Why Malaysia’s Doctors Are Leaving | Insight | Full Episode

Malaysia’s public healthcare system is under immense strain due to the shortage of doctors and nurses. The number of healthcare professionals has not kept pace with the increasing demand for medical care. For example, the country only has 14 cardiothoracic across 7 public hospitals. The number of housemen has also plummeted by half between 2019 to 2023. The nursing shortage could hit 60% by 2030.

As a result, public healthcare doctors are overwhelmed and overstretched. Meanwhile, patients face prolonged wait times for treatments. Many healthcare professionals have chosen to leave the country and pursue opportunities abroad, contributing to the ongoing brain drain.

What has led to Malaysia’s medical staffing shortage? Can the country avert a looming healthcare crisis?

00:00 Introduction
01:17 A patient’s struggle to get medical care
03:19 Shortage of doctors in public hospitals
08:29 Are Malaysians getting sicker?
12:11 Why is there a shortage of doctors in Malaysia?
16:16 Is 'contract doctor' system to blame for the exodus?
21:44 Has the medical profession lost its prestige?
23:45 Long wait times for patients
25:59 Doctors in public hospitals struggling to meet work demands
27:12 High resignation rates of doctors
29:09 Malaysia's medical brain drain
35:00 Ageing population and rising demand for healthcare
36:35 What is the government doing to address the problem?
39:45 How can doctors' income be increased?
43:29 Possible solutions for the doctor shortage

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