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                                <title><![CDATA[ After Covid-19, fears of 'creeping epidemic' of non-communicable diseases ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 12 infants die in a day at Indian hospital, opposition alleges negligence ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Labour shortage in Johor as ringgit slump pushes more to Singapore, report says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 03:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Find a long-term solution, medical group says after foreign nurses given green light ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Malaysian Medical Association says throughout the world, wealthier countries have been scouting for talent from developing or poorer countries. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ New Zealand's senior doctors to stage first ever strike ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The strikes come less than two months out from what is expected to be a close-run government election on Oct 14. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Britain lagging in delivery of new hospitals, watchdog says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The promise of 40 new hospitals in England by 2030 has been criticised as some of the proposals were for renovations of existing hospitals. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Doctors walk out in UK health service's biggest strike ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The unprecedented five-day stoppage over pay and staffing is the latest in eight months of industrial action across the NHS, which is already reeling from a vast pandemic backlog. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Indonesian doctors, nurses protest proposed changes to healthcare laws ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ At least five unions have raised concerns, arguing health workers could be disadvantaged. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ More meetings to come between health ministry, contract doctors, says hartal movement ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Hartal Doktor Kontrak also asks to be made the 'middle point' between the ministry and government contract doctors. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No doctors on strike in Johor, says exco ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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