PETALING JAYA: A group of doctors is demanding action from the Health Ministry to address disruptions caused by glitches in the recent ePlacement system.
The doctors, who have set up a petition on www.change.org, say they had invested time, money and effort into the ePlacement process on Feb 27, only for it to be invalidated on March 6 due to technical glitches.
"The Health Ministry then set a new ePlacement date for March 17, only to defer it at the last minute.
"These repeated disruptions have caused immense stress and frustration, significantly affecting our professional lives and personal well-being," the group said.
Through the petition, the group calls on the Health Ministry to validate and recognise placements that were successfully obtained on Feb 27.
They also called on the Health Ministry to fix the ePlacement system immediately to prevent future disruptions.
"As medical professionals dedicated to providing high-quality care to the Malaysian population, we cannot allow these ongoing issues to continue.
"An efficient healthcare system is essential to the nation's well-being," the group said.
The group also invited members of the public to sign the petition in solidarity with them and to demand urgent action from the Health Ministry.
Earlier, Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan had said that the existing ePlacement selection system, which uses the first-come, first-served approach, will be replaced with a more transparent, fairer and merit-based system that meets both supply and demand.
He said the Health Ministry is expected to reopen applications within six to eight weeks from Monday (March 17) after the new system is finalised and its sustainability is tested before being implemented.
