RI needs more neurologists

RI needs more neurologists

JAKARTA: The nation's population of 200 million needs many
more than the 56 neurologists currently qualified to practice,
the president of the Association of Indonesian Neurologists said
at a seminar here Wednesday.

Dr. Umar Kasan was quoted by Antara as saying 19 of the
doctors were based in Jakarta, and the rest in 13 of the 27
provinces.

Special programs aimed at increasing the number of
neurologists and reducing dependence on foreign specialists is
needed, Kasan said.

Th University of Indonesia in Jakarta, Padjadjaran University
in West Java, and Airlangga University in East Java -- which have
three of country's most respected medical schools -- graduate
from three to six neurologists each year.