Budget 2022: Contracts of 10,000 medical, dental and pharmaceutical officers to be extended from 2 to 4 years


PETALING JAYA: The contracts of 10,000 medical, dental and pharmaceutical officers will be extended from two to four years.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said a RM100 million allocation would also be set aside to sponsor specialist programmes for 3,000 contract doctors and dentists.

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RM 11.12/month

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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