Aminudin, Rabi'ah and Jamaiudin, Norhaslinda (2021) Treat our medical workers better or risk a collapsed healthcare system. Treat our medical workers better or risk a collapsed healthcare system.
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Abstract
A nationwide strike among government medical contract doctors on July 26 exposed the “dark side” of the contract doctor profession in Malaysia. Introduced in 2016, the contract healthcare workers’ system was meant to limit housemanships and provisionally registered pharmacists due to excessive supply of medical and pharmacy graduates. A new contract imposed on junior healthcare workers, especially doctors has led to an unprecedented dispute.
| Item Type: | Article (Newspaper) |
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| Additional Information: | 6513/91730 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Healthcare, COVID, Public Administration |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) > JF1338 Public administration J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) > JF1358 Civil service |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Political Science |
| Depositing User: | DR Rabi'ah Aminudin |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2021 20:06 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2021 20:06 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/91730 |
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