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Why warm welcomes can’t stop Malaysia’s doctor exodus from Borneo

Public hospitals in Malaysia's Bornean states, specifically Sabah and Sarawak, are publicly welcoming new medical staff with "Selamat Datang" banners and social media posts. Hospitals like Tawau, Kinabatangan, and Kapit have featured photographs and greetings for newly arrived medical officers and staff across various departments.

Vincent TanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-11 · 02:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Why warm welcomes can’t stop Malaysia’s doctor exodus from Borneo
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Public hospitals in Malaysia's Bornean states, specifically Sabah and Sarawak, are publicly welcoming new medical staff with "Selamat Datang" banners and social media posts. Hospitals like Tawau, Kinabatangan, and Kapit have featured photographs and greetings for newly arrived medical officers and staff across various departments. These welcoming gestures are occurring as medical professionals are reporting for duty in these regions. The article implies that despite these warm welcomes, there is an ongoing issue of doctors leaving Borneo, though the specific reasons for this exodus are not detailed in the provided content.

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Tawau Hospital, Kinabatangan Hospital, and Kapit Hospital have posted welcome messages for medical staff.

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Public hospitals in Malaysia's Bornean states are using 'Selamat Datang' banners to welcome new medical staff.

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There is an ongoing 'doctor exodus' from Borneo, Malaysia.

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On Facebook, public hospitals in Malaysia’s Bornean states have been rolling out “Selamat Datang” [welcome] banner posts to embrace medical staff reporting for duty. Tawau Hospital on Sabah’s east coast recently published a group photograph welcoming newly arrived medical officers. Kinabatangan Hospital posted similar banners hailing arrivals across various departments, while in neighbouring Sarawak, Kapit Hospital accompanied its greeting with a portrait of a newly arrived doctor. But behind...
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