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Why warm welcomes can’t stop Malaysia’s doctor exodus from Borneo
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On Facebook, public hospitals in Malaysia’s Bornean states have been rolling out “Selamat Datang” [welcome] banner posts to embrace medical staff reporting for duty. Tawau Hospital on Sabah’s east coast recently published a group photograph welcoming newly arrived medical officers.
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11 Oct 02:00
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Why warm welcomes can’t stop Malaysia’s doctor exodus from Borneo
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