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Health DG calls for special task force to help contract doctors gain permanent employment within two years

Jul 28

KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has expressed hope that the government will give permanent employment to the 23,000 contract doctors within two years.

Hundreds of medical officers go on strike, demand fair treatment

Jul 26

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Hundreds of contract doctors and medical officers from public hospitals nationwide today joined a strike to express their dissatisfaction with the government’s recent announcement of what it deemed as improved benefits and contracts, reported Malay Mail.

US doctor 'erases' cancer patients' medical bills of up to US$650,000

Jan 06

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): In a supreme act of kindness, an American oncology specialist decided to “erase US$650,000 (RM2.

Lying patient leaves doctor in agony and isolation

Mar 22

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The Kedah-based anaesthesiologist, who tended to a patient who lied about having contact with a tabligh attendee and later tested positive for COVID-19, described the anguish he and his family have been put through, the Malay Mail reported Saturday.

Ninth person dies from COVID-19 in Malaysia

Mar 22

KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Health director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced one more death from COVID-19 today, bringing the total number of fatalities to nine.

Rise in COVID-19 cases: Doctors call on government to impose nationwide lockdown

Mar 16

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Six doctors have urged Putrajaya to consider ordering a country wide lockdown in light of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.

Critical Service Incentive Payment: Najib worried about the impact on the rakyat

Dec 25

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 25): Former PM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is concerned that the stopping of Critical Service Incentive Payment (BIPK) to doctors, nurses, engineers and other professionals entering the civil service starting from next year may impact the people.

Syed Saddiq: We should not wrong our young doctors, nurses in critical services

Dec 25

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15): Youth and Sports minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman has strongly criticised the Public Service Department’s (PSD) move to end the "critical service incentive" to doctors, nurses, engineers and other professionals entering the civil service starting from next year.

Najib's ex-spin doctor Stadlen believed to be hiding in Israel

Nov 12

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's former media advisor Paul Stadlen has escaped attempts to arrest him in his home country, the United Kingdom, and is believed to be hiding in Israel.