COVID cases update 21-8 https://t.co/84980L9dnO — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 21, 2022
Sabah records highest number of new hospital admissions with 91 patients.
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Health minister: 92pc of backlogged non-Covid cases in govt hospitals resolved https://t.co/A1XJcQcRBA — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 21, 2022
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 — Ninety-two per cent of the 57,355 backlogged non-Covid-19 treatment cases recorded at the government hospitals across the country up to September 2021, have...
Updated Talk on Telemedicine Best Practices, for 2022. New voice over and edits. https://t.co/bv5XqqTFvl — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 21, 2022
Updated talk on Teleconsultation best practices with an all new voice over. Links mentioned in the talk Sample informed consent: https://bit.ly/teleconsent MMC Advisory: https://bit.ly/mmcteleadvisory
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MMA wants MOH to provide clear selection criteria for doctors’ permanent posts https://t.co/izjHBlgJSq — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 21, 2022
KUCHING, Aug 21 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is calling upon the Ministry of Health (MoH) to provide clear selection criteria for permanent posts for doctors. It...
Cure Is An Absolute, But Prevention Is The Ideal – Vasanthi Ramachandran https://t.co/pvN05dExfV — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 20, 2022
This is the right time for health care reform to fix what is broken and build on what works.
Environment Ministry To Manage Microplastic Pollution Despite Rising Health Concerns https://t.co/4EJdC50Ssy — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 20, 2022
Microplastics that are 20 micrometres or less in size can penetrate organs while those that are 10 micrometres or less can penetrate the brain membrane, Khairy Jamaluddin says.
Infectious diseases expert Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman receives Merdeka Award in health, science and tech https://t.co/94U8fhfqey — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 20, 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman was today conferred with the Merdeka Award for the category of Health, Science and Technology, in recognition of her...
Govt prepared to consider higher allocation for MOH in Budget 2023 — PM - The Edge Markets https://t.co/QZCO55evws — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 20, 2022
Concern over spike in cases https://t.co/1kBOE9YOeo — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 19, 2022
PETALING JAYA: The sudden rise in the number of severe Covid-19 cases and deaths have become a talking point, with many expressing concern.
Covid-19 Watch: 4,071 new cases, nationwide ICU bed usage at 62.5pc https://t.co/v7x5V79OG9 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 19, 2022
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 4,071 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Aug 18), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,749,000 infections since the pandemic began.
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Malaysia Records Over 31,000 Long Covid Patients https://t.co/y4ncql24FB — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
Khairy Jamaluddin says Covid-19 patients discharged from MOH facilities will receive a follow-up appointment, depending on their final diagnosis, to better monitor their post-Covid conditions and ensure access to long Covid treat…
MOH To Establish National Centre Of Excellence For Mental Health https://t.co/FgOvcpmoFR — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
The excellence centre will be established in the near term, Khairy Jamaluddin says.
Nearly Quarter Of Supervisors In MOH Admit Bullying: HWCITF Report https://t.co/WVrJPpBLCa — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
In HWCITF’s poll, 23% of supervisors or managers in MOH admit committing workplace bullying; of the nearly 4,700 self-confessed bullies, 20% say they engage in severe bullying. Housemen and junior MOs (grade 41-44) only comprise…
Private hospitals: Increase Malaysia's public health expenditure to 5% of GDP in Budget 2023 - The Edge Markets https://t.co/PZxtF5MI2F — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 18): The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia said on Thursday (Aug 18) that the Ministry of Health's proposal to increase the country's public health expenditure to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP), from…
Covid-19 Watch: 3,516 new cases bring total to 4,744,929 since pandemic began https://t.co/O9phNxlW8f — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 3,516 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Aug 17), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,744,929 since the pandemic began.
Covid: 3516 new cases https://t.co/JqwkO5qj4M — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
ICU cases slowly creeping towards three-digit mark.
HWCITF Finds Bullying In MOH, But Engages In Victim-Blaming https://t.co/FwN9ArAct3 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
HWCITF attributes the bullying culture, which it says occurs across all levels of MOH staff and not just among housemen, to workers’ incompetence.
MMA: Comprehensive policy should be enforced to curb bullying in healthcare sector | New Straits Times https://t.co/kuGtyHektk — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association hopes a comprehensive policy will be enforced to curb bullying in the healthcare sector following the report by the Healthcare Work Culture Improvement Task Force (HWCITF) today.
Malaysia looking at Thai policy on medical use of cannabis https://t.co/LT2kVZ2H96 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
Health ministry official says Putrajaya developing its own framework on cannabis for medical purposes and wants to learn from Bangkok.
Health reform starts with governance, not money https://t.co/V6KMM2RzVv — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 18, 2022
Will Khairy Jamaluddin’s call for more money for Malaysian healthcare really improve health outcomes or simply be a case of more snouts in the trough?
Khairy: 2023 MOH Budget Can’t Be Smaller Than 2022 https://t.co/OYYvf6hscZ — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 17, 2022
Khairy Jamaluddin says Cabinet must decide on whether to reduce “regressive” fuel subsidies to invest in public health care instead, admitting it’s very hard to double MOH’s annual budget to RM70 billion.
Experts Want Health Service Commission For Public Health Care Profession https://t.co/CgZZSCR0Zw — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 17, 2022
Dr Azman Abu Bakar and Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman say that health care professionals under MOH, MOHE, and Mindef should be managed by a health service commission separate from JPA.
Exodus of doctors will take toll on those remaining, warns group https://t.co/91ELhDIvm8 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Aug 17, 2022
Malaysian Medics International suggests measures the government can take to resolve the situation.