14,178 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
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♿ MOH wants to open PERKESO's rehab centres to non-contributors — including children with cerebral palsy. Legal hurdles under a 1969 Act need resolving first. A whole-of-government fix in the works.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is working on a plan to tap the Social Security Organisation's (PERKESO) world-class rehabilitation centres to treat patients, including children with cerebral palsy, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly…
🦟 Malaysia's dengue crisis is shifting — DENV-3 is now the dominant strain with 38,842 cases this year. A new serotype brings new risks, especially for those previously infected. Selangor leads at 17,701 cases.
PETALING JAYA: With more than 38,000 dengue cases recorded in the first half of the year, the country is now grappling with a significant viral shift, as the DENV-3 strain emerges as the dominant circulating serotype.
🏥 That viral photo of people sleeping in Sabah hospital corridors? Sabah Health Dept says they're family caregivers, not patients. But overcrowding at QEH KK remains a real and familiar problem.
MALAYSIA'S public healthcare system is often lauded for its accessibility and high standards of care, drawing patients from even the most remote corners of the country to its facilities. However, this leads to high demand on its…
🫀 97.8% of Malaysians screened had at least one cardio-renal-metabolic risk factor. Nearly 9 in 10 had two or more. NCSM is urging integrated national co-screening — before chronic disease breaks the system.
Policy briefs launched by National Cancer Society Malaysia and Boehringer Ingelheim highlights significant rates of co-existing cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases among Malaysians.
❤️ HIV is not a death sentence. Sarawak's Teratak Kasih Tok Nan is quietly helping PLHIV access care, shelter and dignity — while urging society to treat HIV awareness like dengue campaigns.
FOR many people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) in Sarawak, the challenges that they face are not only medical, but also social, emotional and logistical. At the heart of the efforts to address these gaps is Tera…
🩺 Sabah still losing specialists to private practice — and the state is calling on Putrajaya to step up with better pay, facilities and targeted incentives. A chronic problem that needs urgent federal action.
KOTA KINABALU (June 27): The federal government has been urged to implement targeted measures to address the migration of medical specialists from the public to private sector, as Sabah continues to grapple with longstanding heal…
🏥 Malaysia's deputy health minister says public hospitals can't carry the healthcare burden alone. Private sector partnership is no longer optional — it's essential.
KUALA LUMPUR: Public hospitals cannot shoulder the country's healthcare needs alone, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib.
⚕️ Malaysia is spending RM650 million on healthcare digitalisation — but without recognising medical physicists, AI tools can do more harm than good. A critical profession still flying under the radar.
JUNE 26 — Artificial intelligence is already helping doctors make healthcare decisions. The bigger question is: who is making sure these systems remain safe after they enter our...
💨 Malaysia's nicotine vape tax stays frozen at 40 sen/ml while the Court of Appeal rules on its legality. MOF is also waiting on MOH's final stance — ban or regulate?
MOF says the government will only make a decision on nicotine vape taxation after a Court of Appeal ruling, noting that the Health Ministry has filed an appeal against the High Court's quashing of the exemption of liquid nicotine…
📋 Malaysia's base health insurance product (MHIT) will be piloted by end of July 2026. The Joint Ministerial Committee says the RESET strategy is on track after the PAC's damning report on healthcare costs.
In response to the PAC's report, the Joint Ministerial Committee says the base MHIT product will be piloted by the end of July, claiming that "significant progress" has been made across its Reset strategy, including a phased adop…
🏥 117 government specialists quit for private practice every year. Malaysia's MOH confirmed 351 in 3 years — but officially recorded reasons don't include burnout or workload. The data gap says everything.
MOH says 351 medical and dental specialists left the public sector for private practice from 2023 to 2025, averaging at 117 resignations a year. The main reasons cited included personal reasons, private-sector jobs, lecturer offe…
💊 Malaysia's MOH spending cap is RM500 million — not RM3 billion as rumoured. An expert says it's tight but workable for essential services. Context matters when debating healthcare austerity.
Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar says any cost-cutting measures must take into account their direct impact on patients, hospital and clinic operations, medicine supplies, and staffing needs.
🩺 8 months of fake consultations. RM20 MCs. No medical licence. A Pakistani man posed as a doctor at a Subang Bestari clinic before Immigration shut it down. How many others are operating undetected?
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — A Pakistani man suspected of posing as an unlicensed doctor has been detained after Immigration officers raided a private clinic in Subang Bestari,...
🚨 1 in 4 Malaysian drug rehab patients now also have mental illness — up from just 6% last year. Synthetic drugs like syabu are fuelling hallucinations, self-harm and suicide risk. A growing dual-diagnosis crisis.
KEPALA BATAS, June 27 — More than one in four drug addicts undergoing rehabilitation in Malaysia this year have also been diagnosed with mental health disorders, as the rise of...
Malaysia’s biggest healthcare upgrade may not be a new hospital, but better data sharing. If MySejahtera enables patients to securely share records across public and private clinics, it could reduce duplicate tests, save time, and improve safety. The challenge is adoption. 🩺
The Health Ministry’s website has been hacked. That’s a reminder that digital healthcare is only as strong as its cybersecurity. Malaysia is investing RM650 million in healthcare digitalisation. Security must be treated as core infrastructure, not an afterthought. 🔒
Premium hikes of up to 70% are forcing Sabah and Sarawak families to drop insurance — pushing them to already overwhelmed govt hospitals. Tuaran MP: build more hospitals, upgrade equipment, fix career pathways for doctors and nurses 📢
KOTA KINABALU (June 26): Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau has called on the government to increase investment in the public healthcare system by building new hospitals, upgrading medical equipment and improving…
MPs from both sides of the aisle slam insurers and private hospitals: closed pools punish loyal customers, GL patients charged more than cash payers, 70% of hospital bills go unregulated. Dewan Rakyat wants real reform — not just a Reset product 🏥
Government and Opposition MPs alike condemn both insurance and private hospital industries, accusing ITOs of punishing loyal customers in closed pools and hospitals of creative charging. Legislators want regulatory reform for fun…
Dengue cases up 20.7% in Malaysia yet parents are cancelling kids' vaccine appointments — fears stoked by misinformation and an unrelated Brazil vaccine suspension. Qdenga is safe and approved in 42 countries. El Niño is coming. 🦟
KUALA LUMPUR: A clown stands on the side, twisting balloons into animal shapes, while two volunteers offer ice cream in cones to kids, parents and grandparents milling into the community centre in the middle of a neighbourhood pa…
Over 1,000 aged care homes in Malaysia running without a licence — only 441 are registered as the country ages fast and demand surges 👴
Malaysia may have more than 1,000 unlicensed aged care homes, raising concerns about oversight and safety standards. The warning comes as population ageing accelerates and fees for resort-like senior living reach RM8,000-RM9,000…
Malaysia's Health & Higher Education ministries form joint committee to fix healthcare workforce shortages — but will planning catch up with reality? 📋
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health and Higher Education ministries will establish a new committee aimed at ensuring that the country's healthcare workforce supply and manpower planning continue to meet current needs.
Sarawak needs 2,000 more doctors — and just 20 cardiologists serve a state the size of Peninsular Malaysia, which has 8 heart centres vs Sarawak's 1 🏥
KUCHING (June 25): Sarawak needs another 2,000 doctors under the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) staffing standards, including at least three to four cardiologists required for each planned satellite heart centre in the state, said De…
Malaysia needs independent oversight of private healthcare, not just doctor fee rules — think tank backs PAC reforms to rein in soaring medical inflation 💊
The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy says stronger consumer protection is needed to address rising medical costs and insurance premiums.