Human rights group Pusat Komas has called for transparency on the appointments of permanent medical officers after the Health Ministry (MOH) issued a statement clarifying there are no discriminatory practices involved in the process.

“It is now time for MOH to make transparent the details of the evaluation criteria to ensure that there is no more suspicion of such discriminatory practices,” the group said in a statement today in which it reminded the ministry of the nobility of the Hippocratic oath and the upholding of ethical standards.

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