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.

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