INTERACTIVE: Too many young healthcare workers earning below RM2,000

There is a mismatch between the work of young healthcare personnel and the salary they are paid. — Photos: 123rf

PETALING JAYA: The country's healthcare system is among the best in the world but this is not reflected in the salaries of young people in the field.

While Malaysia, with a score of 95 out of 100, topped the Best Healthcare in the World category of the 2019 International Living Annual Global Retirement Index, there was a “significant rise” in graduates from the health and welfare sector earning a low starting pay of less than RM2,000.