马来西亚在国外受过训练的外科医生违反返回协议,使专家短缺状况恶化。 Malaysian-trained surgeons abroad breach return agreements, worsening specialist shortage.

接受政府资助在国外接受心胸外科手术培训的若干马来西亚医生未能重返公共服务部门,致使该国专家短缺的情况更加恶化。 Several Malaysian doctors who received government-sponsored training abroad for cardiothoracic surgery have failed to return to public service, worsening the country’s shortage of specialists. 尽管有合同义务为卫生部工作4至6年,但他们现在在联合王国、美国和其他国家工作,面临高达700 000林吉特的处罚。 Despite contractual obligations to work for the Health Ministry for four to six years, they now work in the UK, US, and other countries, facing penalties up to RM700,000. 执法不力和无法与国外违约者联系妨碍了问责制,引起对公共投资和患者获得关键心脏和肺部护理的关切。 Weak enforcement and inability to contact defaulters abroad hinder accountability, raising concerns over public investment and patient access to critical heart and lung care.