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  "id": 14072055,
  "title": "Health ministry to recommend permanent posts for dental, pharmacy officers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/health-ministry-to-recommend-permanent-posts-for-dental-pharmacy",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T23:46:25.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says this will utilise a new quota separate from the 9,000 permanent medical doctor positions announced in the 2027 budget.",
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