VOH -Msian Indian Medical students victimised

Malaysian Indian Medical students – victimised

by Voice of Hindraf (VOH)
01/06/2008

Racist UMNO deliberately victimising thousands of Malaysian Indian Medical students from practicing in Malaysia with the deliberate intention of reducing the number of Malaysian Indian doctors in Malaysia . UMNO rather give the medical postings to foreigners than Malaysian Indians. The NST 30/05/08 pg 24 news report, letter to the editor proves this.

There are a number of foreign doctors (mostly from Pakistan , Bangladesh , Myanmar and India ) (presumably Muslims) from unrecognised Universities who are working in rural areas and university hospitals with the blessings of the health ministry. They do not have to sit for examinations to be registered and are given annual practicing certificates for up to three years. This is unfair as Malaysian doctors from unrecognised Universities have to sit exams. Why not employ them instead? Foreign doctors are also given places in the Master’s courses in public universities such as University Malaya and University Kebangsaan Malaysia when our own doctors are not given such privileges.

These foreign doctors are then given registration and annual practicing certificates so that they can undergo these courses and perform surgeries and procedures on patients. Isn’t it ridiculous that our own doctors from the same unrecognised universities are not allowed to do so? These foreign doctors then do locum in private hospitals and clinics and are therefore practically earning a living and studying at the same time while local doctors have to sit exams, do houseman ship and then work for the government for three years in order to apply for masters course. Foreign students are readily accepted into the medical courses in public universities.

Why are they given preference when there is an acute shortage of doctors in this country? (Dr.TSK Kuala Lumpur )


ANSWER - Racism and religious extremism by UMNO. UMNO rather take in foreign doctors rather there being a shortage of doctors by 100% rather clinics not be manned by doctors, rather patients wait for hours before being treated THAN giving the opportunities to Malaysian Indian doctors from “unrecognised foreign universities”. UMNO rather see these Indian doctors unemployed to quench their racist and religious extremist thirst. UMNO does not care that these Indian doctors parents labour, sweat, pain, soil and toil and their hard earned money goes down the drain. Umno does not care that it was these innocent poor man’s children’s dream to become a doctor was probably no different from a dream to become a “criminal”. This is how vindictive UMNO’s Health Ministry Director General Datuk Dr Ismail Merican can get. Vote UMNO out with a fatal blow and once and for all at the 2012/13 general elections.

Patient overload at public hospitals where staff (and doctor) shortage is a perennial problem says Health Minister (NST 28/05/08 front page and pg 6). The doctor patient ratio in Malaysia is 1:1,200 whereas the ideal position is 1:600. Malaysia ’s shortage of doctors by 100%. Further follow up treatment from GH to be referred to private clinics because of shortage of doctors at GH and the government will pay for the consultation and medication (Utusan Malaysia 28/05/08 pg 15). But Indian medical graduates rejected because they are from “recognised universities” deliberately not recognised by UMNO. Why can’t these Indian medical graduates be absorbed into especially the rural areas, extend their housemanship for six months (because they are from “unrecognised universities”) and allow them to practice medicine in Malaysia .

Why this outright racism and religious extremism by UMNO. Most of these unrecognised medical degrees are recognised by the British and US Medical Councils but not by the Malaysian Medical Council. UMNO and other UMNO extremists, racist Director General of the Health Ministry Datuk Dr Ismail Merican must be removed first for there to be a start to genuine racial harmony and racial integration. Launching National Unity colourful dances and drums, launched by UMNO’s DPM Najib last week is eyewash that is obsolete.

And then up to 20 per cent of foreign doctors recruited to work in the country are later kicked out. As Malaysian Medical Resources writes: "Health Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Lee Kah Choon disclosed that between 10 and 20 per cent foreign doctors and medical experts recruited by the Government to work in Malaysia had to be sent back as their service was not up to the standard required. Language, background and cultural differences were among the reasons why they had failed to perform their duties well. He said at present, most foreign doctors in Malaysia (eds. note: there are about 1000 of them) were from Indonesia , Bangladesh and Pakistan , and lately, the Government was eyeing to recruit more doctors from Myanmar . Lee said the Government spent about RM40 million annually to pay their salaries. The government is the single largest employer of doctors. About half the doctors in Malaysia are employed by the government and the other half work in the private sector.

UMNO is not dealing with the third and fourth generation Malaysian Indians who demand equal rights and equal opportunities which right is acceptable in any part of the world except in Malaysia . UMNO can fool all the Indians some of the time and some of the Indians all the time. But UMNO cannot fool all the Indians all the time especially the current third and fourth generation Malaysian Indians.