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    "data": {
        "id": 1723898,
        "msgid": "intern-doctors-workload-highlighted-following-mytas-death-1778148984",
        "date": "2026-05-07 16:05:20",
        "title": "Intern Doctor's Workload Highlighted Following Myta's Death",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Federation of Medical and Health Workers' Unions (FSPMKI) has spotlighted excessive work hours for intern doctors following the death of Myta Aprilia Azmi, an intern at RSUD KH. Daud Arif in Jambi. The federation urges the government, particularly the Ministry of Health, to enforce Government Regulation No. 35 of 2021, limiting work to 40 hours per week, and extend rights such as leave and overtime consent to interns. This case underscores the need for worker involvement in regulations to ensure occupational safety in medical internships.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Federation of Medical and Health Workers\u2019 Unions\n(FSPMKI) has highlighted provisions on work hour loads in the case of\nthe death of intern doctor Myta Aprilia Azmi at RSUD KH. Daud Arif,\nKuala Tungkal, Jambi.<\/p>\n<p>FSPMKI General Chairman Dr Roy Tanda Anugrah Sihotang stated that\nthis case must receive attention, particularly from government-owned\nhospitals in implementing labour regulations. \u201cIncluding work hours,\novertime, leave, and other labour norms,\u201d Roy said in a written\nstatement on Thursday, 7 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>FSPMKI, he continued, urges the government, especially the Ministry\nof Health, to implement labour provisions based on Government Regulation\nNo.\u00a035 of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In the provisions regulating work hour loads, it is stipulated that a\nworker may only perform work for a maximum of 40 hours in one week or 8\nhours per day.<\/p>\n<p>Roy stated that these provisions must also apply to doctors with\nintern status. According to Roy, intern doctors must receive leave\nrights, including menstrual leave for women, up to overtime policies\nbased on worker consent. \u201cAll these labour norm regulations must be\nincluded in the internship work agreement between the hospital and the\nintern doctor,\u201d Roy said.<\/p>\n<p>He reminded that the ultimate goal expected by workers, including\ndoctors, is occupational safety, including for interns. Therefore,\nFSPMKI urges the government to involve workers in the formulation of\nregulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the future, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Manpower\nmust involve workers as elements of society in supervising the\nimplementation of labour regulations related to this internship\nprogramme,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, intern doctor Myta Aprilia Azmi was reported to have died\nwhile undergoing intensive treatment at RS Muhammad Hoesin, Palembang,\nSouth Sumatra, on Friday, 1 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This University of Sriwijaya alumnus doctor is suspected to have died\ndue to excessive workload while on duty at RSUD KH. Daud Arif, Kuala\nTungkal, Jambi. The Ministry of Health is still investigating this\ncase.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/intern-doctors-workload-highlighted-following-mytas-death-1778148984",
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