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Indonesia expedites training of medical specialists

Indonesian Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin on November 6 called for expediting the training of medical specialists to ensure the quality of public health care.
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Jakarta (VNA) – IndonesianMinister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin on November 6 called for expediting thetraining of medical specialists to ensure the quality of public health care.

Budi said the annual training of doctors inIndonesia fails to proportionally match the population growth rate. Therefore, publichealth care remains below the standards.

In addition to the shortage of medicalpersonnel, Indonesia is also facing difficulties in training a sufficientnumber of specialist doctors for the new capital Nusantara (IKN), he added.

According to him, 300 reputable medicalfacilities will be introduced to medical schools so that students could gainpractical experience during their studies. With this programme, more than30,000 medical specialists could be trained every year.

He also highlighted Indonesia's policy ofsending doctors abroad to improve their skills and reduce the trend of seekingmedical treatment abroad. It is estimated that every year, about 2 millionIndonesians regularly travel to neighbouring countries such as Singapore,Malaysia, and Thailand for medical treatment and recuperation./.

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