{
  "id": 13107693,
  "title": "General : Budget 2027: Dzulkefly Vows To Complete 9,000 Contract-to-permanent Doctor Transitions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/general-budget-2027-dzulkefly-vows-to-complete-9-000-contract-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:06:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2617871"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry (MoH) will complete the process of appointing 9,000 contract doctors to permanent positions throughout 2027, effectively ending the interim contract doctor system, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}