PETALING JAYA: The contract of 10,000 medical, dental and pharmaceutical officers will be extended from two to 4 years.

       Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said a RM100 million allocation would also be set aside to sponsor specialist programmes for 3,000 contract doctors and dentists.

       Tengku Zafrul was tabling the 2022 Budget in Dewan Rakyat on Friday (Oct 29).

       Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob earlier had said the Budget was drawn up to benefit all quarters in line with the Malaysian Family concept which assures that no one will be left out in the country’s recovery agenda after experiencing difficulties brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.