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By this time, I am about to conclude and support employing overseas graduates.

But, hang on. Let's consider a more basic question:

Why do we need more doctors?

"What a question!" I could hear you gasp, "We need them to satisfy the expanding need of service."

Quite true. (I didn't say quite right.) But, do we need that much expansion in service?

Although there is a good linear relationship between health care spending per capita and life expectancy, have we reach a stage where enough is enough and there is little point to go from, say, 82 to 84 years? (Alas, from the individual point of view, there is often a reason to live longer. However, it should never be the objective of a responsible government.)

And, more importantly, if we begin to have (an almost) unlimited supply of doctors, there would be an irresistible temptation to expand the (probably unnecessary) service - because everyone in the system would try to prove that they worth their salt.

PS. Don't be fooled by the long waiting time and tons of complaints. If a society has a reasonable life expectancy and no excessive disability amongst the working population, the health care system must be acceptable.