360 medical officers in public service resign each year

KUALA LUMPUR – An average of 360 medical officers in public service have resigned yearly since 2005, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shirlin said.

She said the ministry was aware of the number of resignations and was doing its best to retain the officers through various initiatives, including increasing the number of medical, dentistry and pharmacy graduates in the public service.

“As a result, the number of medical graduates attached to the ministry is expected to increase to 3,793 this year compared to 3,702 last year.

“The number of such graduates was 1,124 in 2006,” she told Senator Pau Chiong Ung at the Dewan Negara here Monday.

Rosnah said for dentistry, the number of graduates was expected to increase to 210 this year from 149 in 2008, while the number of pharmascists would increase to 768 this year, from 719 in 2008.

She added the ministry was also providing career development opportunities for these officers and improving their incentives and allowances.


Source: The Star