The Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC) has condemned the work of Chinese trained Liberian Doctors as well as their Chinese counterparts operating in the country.The LMDC said most, if not all of those medical doctors trained in the People's Republic of China are operating outside of the prescribed standard for the practice in Liberia.
Addressing a news conference in Monrovia recently, two executives of the LMDC said those Liberian Doctors that are trained in China cannot perform up to standard, saying, "They fail to meet the minimum requirement set-up by the LMDC."
The two executives, Dr. Robert Kpoto and Dr. Nyanquoi Kargbo told the news conference that they LMDC is concerned because these doctors deal directly with the lives of human beings and to have unqualified doctors from China to operate or treat someone is very worrisome.
The LMDC said it is worrisome because those who are seeking and getting treatment from these individuals might encounter complication or death, saying "what we are talking about is life and good health which they are not competent to take care of. "
Although the two LMDC executives did not cite any example of mal-practice on the part of the Chinese trained doctors, they said that Chinese Doctors operating in the country also fall in the same category.
The news by the Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC) yesterday sent a chill through the minds of several Liberians who are always frequenting Chinese clinics in the country.
Many citizens spoken to said the matter raised by the LMDC is a serious one and must be investigated as it has to do with the lives of human beings.
A university student who expressed concern over the issue said it is now left with the LMDC to produce some evidence on their allegation, saying, "When it comes to medicine, China is seriously ahead as live expectancy in that country is high."
A market woman told the INQUIRER last evening that the statement by the LMDC could be centered on competition as many Liberians are going to Chinese clinics as compared to going to a Liberian owned and administered clinic.
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The LMDC condemnation of the Liberians-Chinese Trained Medical Doctors including the Professional Chinese Medical Doctors can critically be seem to have some other deeper political and selfish hinden motives. It is not clear how the performance of these interns from china being evaluated, the minimum standard referred to by the LMDC is never mentioned. Internship is intended to expose the new professional to practical working environment under the supervision of experienced senior experts. The experienced supervisora are responsible to help the interns to familiarize themself to the work environment. Dr. Kpoto and Dr. Nyanquoi were never considered experienced professional doctors upon graduation. They were given similar opportunity during intership. You can see that these old age doctors are launching a campaign to gain the public support to implement their decades of selfish and monopolistic idealogy of the medical profession in Liberia. You can see how their campaign is full of errors and misleading information. Dr. Kpoto is requesting for the involving of LMDC in the vetting process of students leaving for medical studies in china, when current students studying medicine in china were vetted by a strong inter-ministerial scholarship committee consisting of representative from the medical board. In regards to chinese medical schools, chinese government scholarship students are admitted at the first top 100 Universities out of over 7000 plus universities and colleges in china. LMDC haven't evaluated the only medical school in Liberia which is not even listed among medical schools in West Africa, how can they accredidate medical schools in china? when Digglotti, Liberian only medical school is uncomparable to even the least medical school in Africa talk less about china that is hosting medical students from all over the world.
About their chinese counterparts, this attitude of the LMDC can be described as ingratitude, devilish and selfish. These chinese professional medical practitioners had being at JFK probably over 4years now offering services to the Liberian people. I remeber They carryout the medical examination of students leaving for study in china when the Liberian doctors could be trusted by the Chinese Embassy. They were never considered unqualfied until Liberian-Medical graduates started to return from china. This is a plan to get back at Liberian scholars that have escape the marginalization of these old medical professional at Doglotti to study in china and other parts of the world. Where they decide who become doctor in Liberia not base on merit but family contact and secret and selfish personal standard.
I call on the President of the Republic Liberia, Her Execellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Liberian People to thoroughly investigate the campaign of the LMDC and vehemently resist any attempt to deny the Liberian people the right to basic health services that is presently desperately needed in the name of false policy and unspoken standards.
I rest my case by requesting the LMDC to outline the required minimum standard and skills expected from students studying medicine in china and let every medical students returning from china or graduating from Doglitti be given a medical board test to determined who is up to the task or not and stop the hasty generalization and fallicy. We do admit studying medicine in china has the language challenge and practice is competitive because of the numbers of chinese medical professionals but we are scholarship students we are making thing happen, we are facing the challenge because scholarships are for scholars. Therefore we should not be condemn. If there is a way to help us do even better that will help instead of starting a battle because of fear of the emerging young medical professionals.
Long Live Liberia, and We God Above We will Prevail.
Augustine K. Ballah Medical Student Hebei Medical College Hebei University, Hebei Province People Republic of China Cell#:+8613131290553