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MOH Believes Local Specialist Training Must Work Together With International Partners: Source

A highly placed source in MOH says the local higher education and training system must "work together" with their international partners to produce qualified and highly skilled specialists, citing proposed Medical Act amendments…

IJN Directs Cardiothoracic Parallel Trainees to Get UiTM ‘Accreditation’ After MMC’s Non-Recognition

IJN's Head of Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery told eight FRCS Edinburgh cardiothoracic surgery trainees and grads last Jan to go to UiTM for accreditation and credit transfer, after MMC did not recognise the paral…

Health ministry to probe claim of sexual harassment at public hospitals

It says it will not tolerate bullying or sexual harassment within its facilities.

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Minister calls meeting to resolve MMC’s non-recognition of specialists

Higher education minister Zambry Kadir says he will organise a meeting after Hari Raya with the health ministry and the Malaysian Medical Council.

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State Of Health: The doctors that Malaysians deserve

We believe that Malaysia needs doctors with high professional, ethical and personal standards to properly care for the health of the rakyat. Therefore, we are writing to discuss three recent healthcare issues that are directly re…

Resignations Of Post-Basic Nurses From MOH Doubled In Five Years

The resignations of nurses with post-basic qualifications from MOH rose by almost 100% from 60 resignations in 2019 to 118 in 2023, the first time annual resignations exceeded 100 in past five years. Senator Lingeshwaran demands…

Human Resources Ministry: Amended Occupational Safety and Health Act to come into force on June 1

PUTRAJAYA, April 4 — The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022 (Act A1648) and the Factories and Machinery (Repeal) Act 2022 (Act 835), along with two pieces of...

Health Ministry: Registration of natural products with modern claim approved, effective April 4

PUTRAJAYA, April 6 — The implementation of natural products based on the Guideline on Natural Products with Modern Claim has been approved to strengthen the regulatory system for...

More Medical Groups Demand Reform Of 'Opaque' MMC

After MMA, Hartal Doktor Kontrak and the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia also support Dr Dzul's plan to amend the Medical Act to reform the "opaque" Malaysian Medical Council and unify specialist training from parallel pathway an…

He teaches neurosurgeons, but can’t be one in M’sia

PETALING JAYA: Dr Lu Yeow Yuen completed his compulsory housemanship at the Sarawak General Hospital and then went abroad to qualify as a neurosurgeon.

MMC needs to be reformed, says MMA president

Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz says the president and at least 80% of the council should be elected, not appointed.

TDM’s healthcare business in focus

THE disposal of Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Sdn Bhd (RSDH) to Columbia Asia Healthcare Sdn Bhd for RM5.7 billion cash late last year has set a new benchmark for the valuation of private hospital operators in Malaysia while gene…

Dr Dzul Suggests Amending Medical Act Amid Parallel Pathway Imbroglio With MMC

Dr Dzul says MOH has proposed an amendment to the Medical Act to resolve an imbroglio with MMC over parallel pathway training. The health minister wants the amendment, awaiting Cabinet approval, to be tabled in June. MMC regulate…

One Year After Malaysians Were ‘Fooled’ With The Delisting Of Liquid Nicotine — Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

One year after then-Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa delisted liquid nicotine, Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak says the tragic situation has yet to be curbed, with red herrings instead like the Control of Smoking Products for Public…

MOH: Health Nsupplement ‘Beni Koji Choleste Help’ not registered in Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed the health supplement “Beni Koji Choleste Help,“ which contains red yeast rice (RYR), manufactured ...

UM removes dean of medicine, does not say why

Dr April Camilla Roslani is reported to have been relieved of her duties in March.

USM Medical Genetics Pathology Graduates Sue MMC For Refusing To Register Them As Specialists

Six USM graduates in pathology (medical genetics) are pursuing a judicial review against MMC’s rejection of their NSR specialist registration applications. Even though the USM programme received MQA accreditation, MMC did not rec…

Has the MMC gone rogue in the recognition of specialists?

The corporatised medical regulator is making decisions which appear to be contradictory to the path taken by the health ministry on recognition of specialist programmes.

UK college upset over non-recognition of parallel pathway graduates

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh says this goes against the principle of partnership and work done over two decades at the request of the health ministry.

Nearly Two-Thirds Of Housemen Positions In UMMC Vacant

As of last Jan 31, only 143 of 400 house officer positions allocated by MOH to UMMC were filled, leaving 257 spots (64%) vacant in the university hospital. Higher Education Minister Zambry says UMMC needs at least 276 to 345 hous…

All Form One Girls From 2022 And 2023 Cohorts Missed HPV Vaccination

All Form 1 girls in 2022 and 2023 cohorts in Malaysia missed HPV vaccination due to vaccine shortages. Only 52% of 2021 cohort completed HPV vax. MOH says 50,000 HPV vaccine doses received in Jan 2024 will be prioritised for unva…

Sarawak cancer centre will strengthen health cluster in Kota Samarahan, says Abang Johari

KOTA SAMARAHAN, March 30 — Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg today said the health cluster here will be further strengthened with the green light given by the federal...