Housemen to be placed at district hospitals facing doctor shortage, says Dr Dzulkefly

PETALING JAYA: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkelfy Ahmad has instructed housemen to be placed at district hospitals, which are facing a shortage of doctors immediately. Dzulkefly said he had directed the Health director-general, Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, to take the necessary measures. “I am aware of and deeply concerned about the grievances faced by...

Number of housemen plummets by half since 2019

PETALING JAYA: Following a drop in medical graduates, the number of housemen at the Health Ministry has dwindled by 50% since 2019. The decline has also caused a maldistribution of housemen in various government hospitals that offer housemanship. According to data from the ministry’s Human Resources Division sighted by The Star, there were 6,134 housemen in 2019,...