14 November 2019 Malaysia Nightmare Returns: Gynae Recalls Seven-Year Struggle As Contract Officer Dr John Teo had to resign from his government post to continue specialist training.
13 November 2019 Malaysia MMA: Raise Outpatient Fees To RM2 In Government Health Facilities The doctors’ group also suggested limiting the number of medical graduates.
12 November 2019 Malaysia Dzulkefly Moots Promoting Contract Junior Doctors After Uproar Many responded with issues faced by other professions under MOH.
12 November 2019 Malaysia ‘Modern Slavery’? Almost 10,000 Demand Higher Wages For Junior Doctors The salary differential between UD41 contract medical officers and UD44 permanent medical officers is almost RM8,000 annually.
12 November 2019 Malaysia Underpaid Doctors Rage Against Contract Medical Officer System Medical officers are being paid less than housemen in the same pay grade.
11 November 2019 Letter Why There Is No Glut Of Doctors — Dr Kevin Ng The waiting times at government clinics and emergency departments, and for surgeries are long.
11 November 2019 Malaysia Government Doctors’ Evaluation System Opaque, Open To Bias, Doctors Claim 58% of doctors in a Facebook survey said the system is open to abuse.
11 November 2019 Malaysia MMA Protests ‘Apartheid’ Contract Medical Officer System With Lower Pay Contract medical officers remain on UD41, but permanent medical officers are promoted to UD43.
11 November 2019 Malaysia Junior Doctors Slam MOH, JPA For Unilaterally Pushing Contract System MMI asks about contract medical officers’ sick leave, reparations, and government representation in lawsuits.
11 November 2019 Letter Unfair Treatment Of Our Young Doctors — Dr Amar-Singh HSS We encourage the MOH to publish a comparative social demographics of those who have been selected for the permanent and contract posts.