PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has agreed to create another 4,186 permanent posts at the Ministry of Health (MOH) this year says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. (pix)
This involves 3,586 medical officers, 300 dental officers and 300 pharmacy officers whose appointments will be made beginning in June, he said during a press conference after holding a dialogue session with the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) here, today.
Khairy said the Cabinet also agreed that at least 1,500 permanent posts for medical officers, dental officers and pharmacy officers would be created in the MOH each year, from 2023 to 2025.
He said the Cabinet also agreed that 800 permanent positions for medical specialists and 70 for dental experts would be created at the MOH every year starting in 2023, to accommodate permanent specialists at health facilities under the MOH.
“Through this latest decision, at least 8,686 additional permanent posts involving medical officers, dental officers and pharmacy officers will be created from 2022 to 2025,“ he said. -Bernama
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