KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Sabah said yesterday that only 47 out of 138 medical officers from outside Sabah assigned to hospital postings in the state had reported for duty.
This is equivalent to just 34 per cent reporting for duty or two-thirds (91 doctors) not showing up.
Although MMA Sabah lacked data on doctor postings to district health offices or public health clinics, the association suggested that similar difficulties may be affecting primary health care facilities, based on feedback from doctors on the ground.
“Sabah’s doctor shortage is reaching breaking point,” MMA Sabah chairman Dr Brandon Patrick Senagang said in a statement yesterday.
“The recent large number of medical officers who did not take up postings in Sabah should be regarded as a serious warning.
