Tag: health care workforce

21 March 2024

Over 1,100 Doctors Didn’t Report For Duty For Permanent Posts In 2023

MOH data shows the number of medical officers who didn't report for duty at their placements for permanent appointments surged 1,333% from 78 in 2022 to 1,118 in 2023. This is an 18-point jump, in just 1 year, from 2% to 20% of doctors offered permanent posts.

26 January 2024

Letter

Response To Frustrated Medical Officer’s Letter On Health Care System Being On The Verge Of Complete And Utter Collapse – Ministry Of Health Malaysia

In response to a medical officer's letter titled "Malaysia’s Health Care System is on the Verge of Complete and Utter Collapse", MOH says that while contract MO resignations surged, resignations among permanent MOs dropped from 915 in 2019 to 342 in 2022.

16 October 2023

Malaysia

Budget 2024: Medical Programmes, Public Health Percentage Allocations Shrink

Devex rose from 13% to 15% of MOH's 2024 budget; percentage allocations of nearly all opex items dropped, including several medical (paediatrics, psychiatry etc) and public health (disease control) programmes. RM1.5bil allocated for additional emoluments.