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doctors, nurses and paramedical staff working abroad testify to their
calibre. According to reports, around 35 percent of doctors working in the
United States are either Indians or those with Indian origins. Of them,
South Indians constitute a great chunk. In Britain, around 80 percent of
the doctors working in hospitals under National Health Service (NHS), the
network of hospitals run by the Government for the welfare of their citizens,
are from India. The number of South Indians among these Indian doctors
is high. Middle-East also portrays a similar picture. Nurses and
paramedical staff from South India also outnumber other overseas groups
in many countries. These doctors get an opportunity to have hands-on
experience in most modern techniques and innovations in the medical
world. When such doctors return home and join a hospital in South India
after years of service in such countries, they also carry a treasure of
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