ASEAN MRA on Medical Practitioners

The Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA) on Medical Practitioners. was signed in March 2009. This Arrangement will facilitate the mobility of medical services professionals within ASEAN, enhance exchange of information and expertise on standards and qualifications, promote adoption of best practices for professional medical services and provide opportunities for capacity building and training of medical practitioners. Since the signing date, the following revision on Professional Medical Practitioner Regulatory Authority was made:

The Medical MRA was signed in March 2009. This Arrangement will facilitate the mobility of medical services professionals within ASEAN, enhance exchange of information and expertise on standards and qualifications, promote adoption of best practices for professional medical services and provide opportunities for capacity building and training of medical practitioners.

This MRA is also in accordance with the efforts of the ASEAN Member States in recognizing the ASEAN Vision 2020 on Partnership in Dynamic Development geared towards the creation of a stable, prosperous and highly competitive ASEAN Economic Region.

The mobility mechanism for ASEAN medical practitioners varies among the ten countries. The following links provide the mobility mechanism of the respective countries:

The AJCCM also regularly exchange information on the policies related to medical services. Among others:

  1. Temporary Registration for ASEAN Medical Practitioners
  2. Full Registration for ASEAN Medical Practitioners
  3. Registration Requirement for Local Medical Practitioners
  4. Registration Requirement for Foreign Medical Practitioners
  5. Malpractice Insurance

Below are the links to each ASEAN Member State’s Professional Regulatory Authority for the Medical Practitioners:

  1. Brunei Darussalam
  2. Cambodia
  3. Indonesia
  4. Lao PDR
  5. Malaysia
  6. Myanmar
  7. Philippines
  8. Singapore
  9. Thailand
  10. Viet Nam