11 September 2020
Dr Adham Baba says contract officers are chosen for permanent appointments through “strict and continuous evaluation” during their graduate training or compulsory service.
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9 September 2020
Although JPA has approved 10,675 new permanent posts for the Ministry of Health in phases, only slightly more than half of these positions have been created so far.
28 August 2020
The SUPP Central Education Bureau is of the view that MOH should at least have the courtesy and goodwill to reply to the Chief Minister of Sarawak and to all the MOs, DOs and pharmacists on contract.
19 August 2020
None of the UD41 medical officers, whose contracts were extended for six months in 2020, received permanent appointments due to the lack of vacancies.
17 August 2020
Reduction of the number of doctors in government facilities will increase the patient-to-doctor ratio, and this directly affects the patient’s waiting time as well.
24 July 2020
Almost half of Sarawak’s rural clinics don’t have a doctor, says Dr Kelvin Yii.
23 July 2020
Dr Adham Baba says the government is only obliged to provide medical graduates placements for housemanship training and compulsory service.
10 June 2020
Dr Lee Boon Chye calls for a dedicated Covid-19 team to do contact tracing, as MOH staff also have to deal with other diseases like TB and dengue.
22 April 2020
We hope that the government can eventually create more permanent posts.
16 April 2020
The Malaysian Medical Association calls for a 10-year contract extension for contract doctors.