Honour promise to phase out contract system, HDK tells govtPETALING JAYA: Putrajaya must honour its word to phase out the contract system, which has become the source of the manpower crisis in public healthcare. He said the proposed steps are still insufficient to resolve the current healthcare crisis because the workforce crisis is severe. He also questioned the lack of a clear timeline to end the contract system and highlighted the failure to meet the doctor-to-population ratio target. Independent health advocate Dr Sean Thum said the contract system, which was introduced in 2016 was the biggest human resource policy mistake. A costly mistake that affected the Malaysian public healthcare system, and the ones paying for it are the general public and the healthcare workers.

Source: The Star February 15, 2026 03:28 UTC