The Malaysian Medical Association says throughout the world, wealthier countries have been scouting for talent from developing or poorer countries.

Some call for flexibility in choosing their own clothing according to duty.

At least five unions have raised concerns, arguing health workers could be disadvantaged.

The union is already balloting its 300,000 members on further strike action over the next six months.

The bill was primarily designed to help nurses, who have been suffering from burn-out and a shrinking talent pool while fighting on the frontlines against Covid-19.

Royal College of Nursing members will walk out for 48 hours on April 30, with the action extended to staff in emergency departments, intensive care and cancer care units for the first time.

This follows an audit at four public hospitals, which found that the recruitment of nursing positions was not equivalent to the requirements and failed to comply with the recommended 'level of care' ratio.

The NHS, historically a source of pride for most Britons, is under extreme pressure with millions of patients on waiting lists for operations and thousands each month failing to receive prompt emergency care.

The main nursing union accuses the government of failing to negotiate seriously on improving their pay deal for the current year.

As news of a deal spread, including a guarantee of better ratios of staff to patients, nurses in scrubs cheered and embraced each other outside the hospital buildings.

The Covid-19 pandemic along with a respiratory syncytial virus outbreak and this year's flu season has put a strain on the healthcare sector across the city, creating tensions between nurses and their employers.

Unions representing both NHS nurses and ambulance workers have threatened further stoppages in the new year if the government keeps refusing to discuss pay.