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Reform in Healthcare Professions  
Adeeba binti Kamarulzaman1, Tuti Ningseh Mohd Dom2, Zahrah Saad3, Muhamad Yusri Musa4  
 
Healthcare professionals has been at the main frontline in the recent COVID-19 pandemic, battling 
through enormous difficulties including getting infected, burn-out, mental health issues, poor resource 
management and we lost a significant number of colleagues worldwide.  
Various challenges faced by health fraternity has led to calls for reform and significant steps taken by 
stakeholders including the Ministry of Health, Malaysia to improve working condition of healthcare 
workers (HCW) with formation of multiple committees, advisory board and most importantly the 
Health White Paper to ensure the word class standard of our health services remains relevant, 
sustainable and outstanding quality.  
Healthcare professionals such as doctors, dentists, nurses, paramedics and allied health professionals 
need to keep up with the changes and foresee upcoming challenges to ensure the integrity and quality 
of practices for each professions is kept at highest quality.  
 
Keywords: reform, healthcare professionals, sustainable  
 

1. Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur  
2. Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur  
3. Malaysian Allied Health Science Academy University (MAHSA University), Bandar 
Saujana Putera, Selangor  
4. USM Bertam Medical Centre (USMBMC), Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang  

 

 

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Correspondence to: Muhamad Yusri Musa, Lecturer and Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist, USM 
Bertam Medical Centre, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, USM, Kepala Batas, Penang, 
Malaysia.  myusrim@usm.my  

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v7i70.514