While thalidomide -- originally intended as a sedative and repurposed to treat other symptoms like colds and flu -- was initially thought to be safe for pregnancy, concerns regarding birth defects arose in the 1960s.
The housemanship training system and guidelines should be revised to ensure that young doctors are able to serve the country to the best of their abilities.
We have taken the first step in the long road to providing equitable terms of service for our junior doctors and equitable care for the rakyat. Let us now see it to its conclusion.