 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajidin Abbas, has called on resident doctors in the country to suspend their planned strike in the interest of citizens. Abbas made the passionate plea when he received representatives of the doctors in his office. The Speaker commanded the sacrifices and contributions made by doctors over the years, despite the brain drain that has hit the profession. We hope to even go beyond the steps and actions taken by the previous House to ensure that we find a lasting resolution to the ever-lingering crisis. We are not unmindful of the many sacrifices resident doctors have continued to make in the health sector, in spite of the many challenges we face and the poor working conditions within which we work. While many of your colleagues have left the shores of our country in pursuit of better working conditions, you have chosen to remain behind in service to the Fatherland. We commend you for this and assure you that we will deploy every legislative instrument available to us to ensure that you are fully compensated and rewarded for this act of patriotism. I encourage you to take advantage of this meeting to bear your minds on the issues at stake and suggest realistic solutions to them. We must approach these issues with an open mind and guide it by the fact that revenues available to the government may not fully meet our demands. Therefore, we must find a middle ground that satisfies everyone with their prejudice to the 2023 memorandum of understanding.