A group organising a July 26 strike for contract doctors says they have the constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression and to assemble peaceably.
Organisers say their strike from July 26 will go on until the government meets their two demands: permanent posts for all contract doctors and clear criteria for permanent positions.
Anaesthesiologists and intensive care experts say there is no evidence supporting the use of a negative pressure ambulance, estimated to cost RM500,000-RM600,000, to ferry Covid-19 patients.
Fitch Solutions says governments have been slow to address the need for significant investment in public hospital infrastructure and health care professionals, allowing private health care providers to fill the gap.
MOH says the construction of Sri Aman Hospital, which started in 2016 and is scheduled for completion in June 2021, may face delays due to the shortage of foreign workers during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Medical officers from the peninsula who were offered a six-month extended contract did not turn up for work at Sarawak General Hospital, says the Meradong assemblyman.