Candidates to report for duty in phases starting Oct 2

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has made it mandatory for contract medical officers appointed to permanent positions to select at least one placement option in Sabah or Sarawak through the e-Placement 2.0 system, to address the uneven distribution of healthcare personnel between Peninsular Malaysia and the Borneo states.

PUTRAJAYA, March 17 — The existing ePlacement selection system, which uses the first-come, first-served approach, will be replaced with a more transparent, fairer, and merit-based system that meets both supply and demand.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 — The staggered working hours (WBB) system for medical officers is an additional option to the existing on-call and shift systems, not a replacement, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will introduce a rotation system to improve the placement of medical officers, particularly in rural and urban areas, to address the shortage of workers in the sector.

TUMPAT, Dec 7 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has assured that allegations of a doctor being assaulted by an assistant medical officer at a hospital in Perak are being taken seriously, with a thorough investigation underway.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — A total of 3,200 medical officers, 350 dentists, and 400 pharmacists who applied for contract (interim) appointment at the Health Ministry (MOH) were appointed permanently by the Public Service Commission on October 21.

KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR, Aug 17 — Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases today as medical professionals staged a 24-hour shutdown in protest over the rape and murder of a doctor this month in the eastern city of Kolkata.

MUMBAI, Aug 16 — Anger over the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in eastern India showed no signs of dying down today, as medics called for the largest shutdown of hospital services in recent times, and political parties geared up for protests.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has denied a media report claiming that the 14-year-old teenager who posed as a healthcare worker at the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital (HSIS) in Serdang recently performed medical procedures, including prescribing medication to patients.

MUMBAI, Aug 15 — Thousands of women marched across several Indian cities overnight and Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for strict punishment for crimes against women, as outrage and protests against the gruesome rape and murder of a doctor escalated.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — A 14-year-old girl arrested for trespassing and impersonating a staff at Sultan Idris Shah Hospital (HSIS) in Serdang on Thursday (August 8) has been referred to the Sepang Social Welfare Department (JKM) for further action.

PUTRAJAYA, July 26 — A new recruitment of 3,950 staff, comprising 3,200 medical officers, 350 dental officers, and 400 pharmacy officers, will be made through contract (interim) appointments, said the Health Ministry (MOH).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has directed Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan to redeploy house officers to district hospitals in need.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The government will be appointing another 6,000 medical officers to permanent positions throughout 2024 and 2025, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — The implementation of a pilot project to extend the operating hours of clinics near hospitals last year has been reviewed, and the request to continue the payment of the locum allowance is currently under consideration by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The Health Ministry (MOH) said it has approved 359 transfer appeals by medical officers nationwide.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said several issues raised by ministry staff during a dialogue session with them at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu today were being addressed.

KOTA BHARU, July 29 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has approved appeals for transfer for 332 medical officers throughout the country and these MOs are required to report for duty on July 31.

PUTRAJAYA, June 23 — A total of 4,907 medical officers, dentists and pharmacists out of 4,914 contract staff who were offered permanent appointments have completed the acceptance process through the Public Service Commission's (SPA) Permanent Appointment Offer System (mySTP), while seven have declined, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.