Crying out for fairer terms


At the forefront: In the past, doctors and HCPs worldwide have gone on strikes, with studies showing no clear evidence of increased risk to patients during such events. — AFP

 HEALTH professionals are in the news this month not for Covid-19 reasons, but for their employment contracts.

Between July 1 and July 12, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) encouraged Malaysians to change their social media profiles into monochrome and wear black to work, as part of the Code Black and Black Monday initiative.

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