Foreign Medical Staffs Limited
Strangely, it seems Indonesia's consumer watchdog is siding with the medical profession ... i can only guess that indonesian consumers are "not ready" for decent medical attention.
YLKI: Indonesian Doctors Not Ready for Globalization
Friday, 29 August, 2008 | 17:04 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) said the health community in Indonesia is not ready to face globalization because of its lack of appropriate medical education system and training in the health services.
YLKI executive, Tulus Abadi, said the quality of medical graduates is not on a part with the expensive tuition, and there is no standard curriculum for medical education. "Each university graduates come out with different standards of qualification," Tulus said yesterday.
Health Minister Siti Fadilah previously said the government is limiting foreign doctors practicing in the country and foreign investments in the health sector because Indonesia was not ready for globalization.
Tulus said, without standardized education Indonesian doctors cannot compete with those from other countries. According to him, doctors are made to be like politicians, having to spend a lot of money on their education and at the end they become only money-oriented. Tulus added that the service provided by doctors is still inadequate, that they are often busy noting down prescriptions rather than listening to the patients' complaints.
Indonesian Doctor Association chairman, Fachmi Idris, said globalization should not be seen as a threat; instead, we have to be prepared for the challenges, by creating a good system to select foreign doctors and manage the people's needs of doctors.
AQIDA SWAMURTI
YLKI: Indonesian Doctors Not Ready for Globalization
Friday, 29 August, 2008 | 17:04 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) said the health community in Indonesia is not ready to face globalization because of its lack of appropriate medical education system and training in the health services.
YLKI executive, Tulus Abadi, said the quality of medical graduates is not on a part with the expensive tuition, and there is no standard curriculum for medical education. "Each university graduates come out with different standards of qualification," Tulus said yesterday.
Health Minister Siti Fadilah previously said the government is limiting foreign doctors practicing in the country and foreign investments in the health sector because Indonesia was not ready for globalization.
Tulus said, without standardized education Indonesian doctors cannot compete with those from other countries. According to him, doctors are made to be like politicians, having to spend a lot of money on their education and at the end they become only money-oriented. Tulus added that the service provided by doctors is still inadequate, that they are often busy noting down prescriptions rather than listening to the patients' complaints.
Indonesian Doctor Association chairman, Fachmi Idris, said globalization should not be seen as a threat; instead, we have to be prepared for the challenges, by creating a good system to select foreign doctors and manage the people's needs of doctors.
AQIDA SWAMURTI