395 doctors report for permanent roles
KUCHING: Approximately 395 medical doctors who were offered permanent positions in Sarawak have officially begun their roles, according to Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. These numbers represent a portion of the 619 doctors who were presented with the opportunity to work in government hospitals and health clinics within the state. Among the figures, Lukanisman […]
Task force to oversee applications for permanent posts
KUCHING: A task force will be set up to oversee applications for permanent health officer (HO) positions from contract doctors, dentists and pharmacists to ensure transparency. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this is in line with efforts to enable the HOs to know why they did not get permanent posts and what they need to […]
MOH mulls study facility equivalent to federal training prize for contract doctors
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is mulling to allow contract medical officers to pursue a specialist or Master’s degree with a study facility equivalent to the Federal Training Prize made available to permanent medical officers, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said it was one of the measures to ensure the […]
MMA urges govt to create more permanent posts for doctors
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the government to immediately create more permanent posts for medical officers as part of efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. MMA president Prof Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said that addressing human resource issues in government healthcare is vital in the fight against Covid-19 and beyond. “The […]
