The issue with contract doctors was introduced in 2016 due to an excess of medical graduates in the job market, many of whom had attended dubious universities and had minimum entry qualifications. This problem had existed since the previous government's time, and a committee had been formed by the health minister at that time to investigate and make recommendations. It is unclear what the results of that investigation were.
The current government has announced the formation of another high-level committee to address the issue, but it is unclear whether they will start fresh or take into account the findings of the past committee. The previous committee may have been ineffective if they only collected allowances without taking real action to…
The issue with contract doctors was introduced in 2016 due to an excess of medical graduates in the job market, many of whom had attended dubious universities and had minimum entry qualifications. This problem had existed since the previous government's time, and a committee had been formed by the health minister at that time to investigate and make recommendations. It is unclear what the results of that investigation were.
The current government has announced the formation of another high-level committee to address the issue, but it is unclear whether they will start fresh or take into account the findings of the past committee. The previous committee may have been ineffective if they only collected allowances without taking real action to…