Budget 2021: Position of junior healthcare workers not addressed, says MMA

PETALING JAYA: The RM1bil allocation to combat the Covid-19 pandemic is heartening, but it's disappointing that the long-standing issue regarding permanent and contract positions for junior healthcare workers was not addressed in the Budget, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).

Its president Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy (pic) said the announcement of further contract positions for nursing and other healthcare support staff did not bode well for the welfare of the staff.