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Over 200 doctors rejected posts in Sarawak,

says deputy minister
Lukanisman Awang Sauni says these doctors are among the 800 who were offered contract
positions by the health ministry.

FMT Reporters - 18 Jul 2023, 7:39pm

Deputy health minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni has urged doctors to accept their postings in the Bornean state
since Sarawak does not have enough medical officers and health facilities. (Reuters pic)

PETALING JAYA: More than 200 doctors have failed to report for work or
rejected contract positions to serve in Sarawak, says deputy health minister
Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

According to The Borneo Post, Lukanisman said these doctors were among
the 800 who were offered contract positions by the health ministry.

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“I am asking the more than 200 doctors who have been offered contract
positions to accept the offer or report for duty to their assigned work stations
in Sarawak,” he said.

He said it was common knowledge that Sarawak does not have enough
medical officers and health facilities.

Last month, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said there were
complaints from junior doctors about constant struggles to access the
existing eHouseman (eHO) portal and frequent system crashes.

MMA president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai said placements were carried out
on a first-come-first-served basis with doctors divided into several selection
phases, though not all options were available in each selection phase.

He said this meant that placements were partially based on luck and he urged
the ministry to address the issues.
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