Hainan's first Singapore clinic opens next month

Pilot scheme lets foreign doctors practise on the Chinese island without supervision

Singapore liver surgeon Tan Kai Chah will start work at his new clinic in Hainan, China, next Tuesday. PHOTO: ASIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP
Singapore liver surgeon Tan Kai Chah will start work at his new clinic in Hainan, China, next Tuesday. PHOTO: ASIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP
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Singapore liver surgeon Tan Kai Chah starts work at his new clinic on the island of Hainan on Dec 1. It will be the first Singapore-operated medical centre on the island in southern China.

He expects to be working there for at least the next three months because of the current difficulties in travelling as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 28, 2020, with the headline Hainan's first Singapore clinic opens next month. Subscribe