Monitoring patient safety is very important, though not easy. It requires strong commitment and serious action from all parties, including the public. A patient safety program should be implemented immediately.

Room occupancy rates in a number of hospitals have reportedly reached 100 percent, leaving patients untreated.

An influx of foreign workers, especially from China, has triggered prolonged debates on pros and cons. Opponents point to the expropriation of employment by foreign workers, even at the level of unskilled workers.

Agats General Hospital which only has 20 beds, moved some patients to a church hall because it could not accommodate them.