KOTA KINABALU, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Training more Sabah-born students to become doctors is seen as among the best long-term solutions to address the shortage of medical officers in the state, particularly in rural areas.
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Training more Sabah-born students as doctors is seen as a long-term solution to the medical officer shortage in the state, especially in rural areas.
- Sabah-born doctors are more willing to serve in their home state compared to those from the Peninsula.
- The current number of Sabah-born medical graduates is insufficient to fill vacancies.
- Factors like frozen allowances discourage Peninsula doctors from posting in Sabah's rural areas.
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