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Is 4000 Permanent Positions For Doctors Sufficient?

Dr Kevin Ng, Former Chairman, Malaysian Medical Association’s Section Concerning House Officers and Medical Officers 2018-2020 (SCHOMOS)

14-Feb-22 07:45

Is 4000 Permanent Positions For Doctors Sufficient?

The Cabinet has approved the addition of 1,500 permanent positions for doctors annually from 2023 to 2025. Is this welcoming news for contract doctors? Dr Kevin Ng, the former chairman for Malaysian Medical Association’s Section Concerning House Officers and Medical Officers from 2018 to 2020 shares with us his views. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Tan Chen Li


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Categories:  social issues

Tags:  government policy,  doctors,  contract doctors,  medicine in malaysia, 


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