PETALING JAYA: The health ministry will get to the bottom of allegations published today about sexual harassment by a hospital head of department, the minister, Dzulkefly Ahmad, said today.
“To those who asked about the case the ministry will get to the bottom of this,” he said, in an assurance to the victims, who are women doctors in their housemanship year.
He made his remarks in a posting on his Twitter account.
The allegations were made in a report in the Sunday Star today, which alleged that a head of orthopaedics had sexually harassed and made sexual advances against house officers.
After graduation, doctors undergo two years of housemanship before they can serve as medical officers or enter practice.
One of those interviewed in the report had said a police report was lodged last year, but no action was taken.
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