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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?   AFTER READING the two articles about "visiting foreign specialists practicing medical treatments in Myanmar", my adrenaline ran high. Why? The articles were written by medical doctors and published in Kyay Mone on June 15 and 21. Both articles urged Myanmar Medical Council (MMC) to restrict foreign specialist doctors from giving medical treatments to Myanmar patients during their short visits here. I am disappointed. One, the articles failed to address the root cause of the problem; Two, they drew an unfair comparison between Myanmar and England, for example. Finally, the mindset of Myanmar doctors hasn't changed. I'm neither medical doctor nor associated with MCC. I'm just an ordinary patient seeking specialist medical treatment. So my point of view on the issue is entirely from a patient's perspective. I can understand their positions for writing these articles -- to warn the harms of unsolicited medical practices, soverei...