MP Backs 30% Specialisation Quota For Doctors In Sabah, Sarawak
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Bandar Kuching MP Kelvin Yii supports a new 30% specialisation quota reserved for doctors in Sabah and Sarawak, but tells Putrajaya to go further by increasing remuneration, fixing service duration for East Malaysia postings, and improving staff quarters.
From the original report
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has welcomed the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) move to reserve 30 per cent of specialisation slots for doctors serving in Sabah and Sarawak.
The DAP lawmaker said the proposed solution addressed one of the main concerns of medical officers that East Malaysia postings would limit their chances of becoming specialists.
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