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.
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.
We support the suggestion for the Public Service Department (JPA) to offer contracts with longer tenures, such as a 5 + 5 years contract proposal, to all medical officers to allow them sufficient time to complete their respective specialisation training and gazettement.
Dr Afif Bahardin joins Dr Kelvin Yii (DAP) in pushing MOH to resolve the issue of various unpaid allowances for medical officers at Sungai Buloh Hospital.
The decision by Pakatan Harapan last year to appoint contract medical officers on the UD43 grade will be reviewed by the Perikatan Nasional government in August.