"All the best to him," said a contract doctor, who only wants to be called Dr Amir, who recently rejected a permanent posting in Sabah as he only had 48 hours to make the potentially life-changing decision.

"I hope he can solve this mess," Amir, 29, told Malaysiakini, in reference to newly appointed Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

He expects Khairy to resolve the ongoing issues impacting contract doctors.

After serving four years as a contract medical officer at a government health clinic, Amir said he finally received an email from the Health Ministry...