[PHOTOS] #HartalDoktorKontrak: young doctors rise up nationwide
Medical personnel at over 20 hospitals get their message across without setting aside their first priority: patients
Updated 4 years ago · Published on 26 Jul 2021 9:30PM
Young doctors hired on a contract basis are fighting for better opportunities. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021
by The Vibes Visuals Team
KUALA LUMPUR – Today, many doctors wore black to signify their participation in or solidarity with the #HartalDoktorKontrak movement calling for job security and better prospects for medical personnel on contract.
Participants staged a walkout from their hospitals, with the protest done in a peaceful manner.
Yesterday, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah issued an eleventh-hour plea to medical practitioners, urging them against taking part in the demonstration.
He said doing so would put their patients’ lives – and their own jobs – at risk, and reminded them of the oath they took at the start of their career.
Doctors at Kuala Lumpur Hospital who participated in the protest will be under police probe for violating standard operating procedures set out under the Covid-19 lockdown.
The Vibes shutterbugs SAIRIEN NAFIS, ALIF OMAR, AZIM RAHMAN and SYEDA IMRAN covered the protests taking place at Sg Buloh Hospital, Selayang Hospital, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, and the Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centre at the Malaysia Agriculture Expo Park Serdang. – The Vibes, July 26, 2021
Medical personnel stand united in urging for job security for contract doctors. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021The #HartalDoktorKontrak demonstration was held across the country today. – ALIF OMAR/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021Contract medical officers are seeking the benefits and security that come with full-time employment. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021The #HartalDoktorKontrak protest was carried out without medical personnel’s responsibilities to their patients being affected. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021Contract doctors and their peers participate in the walkout today. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021The #HartalDoktorKontrak demonstration today illustrates the solidarity within the medical fraternity. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021Patient care comes first, always. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021Contract medical officers believe it is time that the government gives them the recognition they deserve. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021Contract health workers today made it a point to ensure their voice is heard. – ALIF OMAR/The Vibes pic, July 26, 2021
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