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                                <title><![CDATA[ More meetings to come between health ministry, contract doctors, says hartal movement ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Hartal Doktor Kontrak also asks to be made the 'middle point' between the ministry and government contract doctors. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Health ministry 'committed' to permanent appointment of 12,800 contract doctors ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa says the ministry will follow up on the matter so that staffing and appointment matters can be managed in an orderly and effective manner. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ PM to answer questions on vape, contract doctors and China visit ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Anwar Ibrahim will respond to these questions on the last day of the Dewan Rakyat sitting for this session. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No doctors on strike in Johor, says exco ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Patient care services at health clinics and hospitals, and all scheduled elective procedures, have been running as usual. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Johor health department to act against contract doctors who join strike ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Department director Dr Aman Rabu says action will be taken as directed by the health ministry. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt to ensure win-win situation, Zahid tells contract doctors amid strike plans ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The deputy prime minister says contract doctors should be accorded fair treatment and their welfare protected according to government service procedures and schemes. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Strikes not the best way to handle problems in health sector, says Noor Hisham ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/03/29/strikes-not-the-best-way-to-handle-problems-in-health-sector-says-noor-hisham</link>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The health director-general says problems need to be dealt with through joint involvement. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Over 3,000 contract doctors resigned since 2017, says health minister ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/02/24/over-3000-contract-doctors-resigned-since-2017-says-health-minister</link>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The bulk of them – over 1,300 – resigned in 2022. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pandora Papers, Malaysia Madani concept to be raised in Parliament ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/02/21/pandora-papers-malaysia-madani-concept-to-be-raised-in-parliament</link>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 01:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Also on the agenda is the development of Kampung Baru and what the government has done to prevent the migration of doctors abroad. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Recruitment of doctors doesn't depend on health ministry alone, says minister ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/02/15/recruitment-of-doctors-doesnt-depend-on-health-ministry-alone-says-minister</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 04:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Dr Zaliha Mustafa says discussions must be held with other government agencies as well. ]]></description>
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