PETALING JAYA: As claims mount of contract doctors going on strike next week, the Health Ministry has announced that a high-level committee will be formed to look into the issue.
Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the Cabinet in a meeting on Friday agreed to set up the committee which would include several ministries and agencies, as well as the Chief Secretary to the Government.
Dr Zaliha said the long-standing contract doctor issue has been inherited by previous administrations since the contract doctor system was introduced in 2016 to overcome the glut of medical graduates in Malaysia. “A civil servant, whether in a permanent position or on contract, is subject to public servant integrity and Public Services Ethics,” added Dr Zaliha.
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