Baseless reports on shortage of doctors
The Health Ministry has stressed that reports on shortage of doctors in government hospitals is totally baseless.
The reports in sections of media that 9000 doctors have left the country for overseas training have drawn the attention of the Ministry. The Ministry said that the majority of them have permanently left their medical career to migrate to foreign countries. This situation has been taking place for a considerable period. The Health Ministry release said that however there is no severe shortage of doctors in government hospitals and that there are adequate doctors to attend to the patients.