Going on strike not the solution, health DGHisham tells doctors
Noor Hisham said healthcare was a critical sector and that its workers were just as crucial, warning that going on strike could come at the expense of human lives. He maintained that healthcare workers were the main assets of the public healthcare sector and that the issues they faced needed to be resolved.
The contract doctors were demanding a fair career path and to be offered the same benefits as medical officers in permanent positions, among others.They were slated to go on strike again in December 2021 but this was called off after then health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said their plight would be brought to the Cabinet. Noor Hisham maintained that the government had responded and acted on the issues and requests of healthcare workers from time to time.
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