Organisers of the hartal movement expect a strong majority of the country’s 23,077 contract doctors to take part in the strike as “things are more dire than before” and many are at breaking point.
Senior physician Dr Milton Lum says proving that a strike causes harm to patients will not be easy, as the onus is on the employer to look for a replacement doctor to care for the patient.
The government must provide the next generation of health care professionals with adequate compensation, security, and recognition of their sacrifices.
A contract house officer struggled with the dilemma of whether to attend her grandmother’s funeral or to save her precious leave days, even as she grieved for her patients who died from Covid-19.
The Malaysian Medical Association says it was informed by Health Minister Dr Adham Baba that the Malaysian Medical Council may strike medical practitioners off its register should they go on strike.