Acute manpower shortage affecting public healthcare system, says Johor MB


JOHOR BARU: The critical shortage of healthcare workers in major hospitals here must be addressed to reduce the strain on the public healthcare system, says Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

He said a recent spot check at Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) here with state health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon revealed alarming gaps in manpower, placing immense strain on the system.

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