Did contract doctors protest because of a lack of job security?


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IT’S true that when young government contract doctors walked out from hospitals nationwide two months ago on Sept 26, they were protesting the lack of job security and career progression.

Widely known as the “Hartal Doktor Kontrak” (Contract Doctor Strike), it involved 23,000 medical officers on contract and included pharmaceutical officers and dental officers.

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