Singapore is one of the top medical tourism hubs in the world with 200,000 foreigners seeking medical care in the country in 2005. The country hopes that over 1 million foreigners will have sought medical services in the country by 2012. It therefore follows that there are many healthcare jobs in Singapore. Healthcare jobs in the country include jobs as doctors, as nurses, in clinical trials, in manufacturing, in teaching, in quality assurance & control, in regulatory affairs & compliance, and in research & development, among others. There are several other reasons why you should go for these jobs if you are qualified.
Singapore has a high standard of living. This is because the income taxes in the country are among the lowest in the world, and the government provides quality housing and schools. The EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit), and the 2005 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook ranks Singapore as the Asian country with the best quality of life. Singapore has the highest number of U.S. dollar millionaire households per capita in the world. The country is a parliamentary republic that uses the Westminster system, and it is very stable economically.
The country has a market-based economy that is highly developed. Singapore is the 15th largest importer, and the 14th largest exporter in the world with a trade to GDP ratio of 407.9%, the highest in the world. You should go for healthcare jobs in Singapore because the country has excellent infrastructure. According to a 2003 PERC report, Singapore had the best physical infrastructure in all of Asia. The country is making medical breakthroughs, meaning you will be in the heart of your industry. The country has a thriving medical research industry, and it is a knowledge exchange hotspot. Singapore is a ‘garden city’, and it is one of the cleanest cities in the world. The country is a multi-cultural society, with most of the residents being from outside the country. This means you will not be homesick. The crime rate in the country is low.