Malaysian Medical Resources
14,182 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
Newcastle University admits that medical graduates at its Malaysian campus, NUMed, have been deprioritised for training in the NHS, following the UK's new Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act, but claims that NUMed's MBBS degree…
PETALING JAYA: A new law in the United Kingdom, which prioritises UK medical graduates for its foundation programme, is "distressing and unsettling" for Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) students, says the universit…
MIRI (May 6): Strong partnerships among healthcare professionals are crucial to improving maternal and child health outcomes, particularly in Sarawak’s vast and challenging rural landscape, said Sarawak Minister for Transport Dat…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry's development budget will not be affected by the government's austerity drive, with funding for essential healthcare infrastructure and services set to be preserved.
This comes after UK policy changes moved the graduates down the queue for NHS foundation programme placements.
This comes after UK policy changes moved the graduates down the queue for NHS foundation programme placements.
KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 850 Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) students caught in uncertainty over their UK training pathway can still practise in Malaysia, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will bring forward the Asean Declaration on Rare Diseases at the upcoming Asean Health Ministers’ Meeting, as part of efforts to strengthen regional cooperation in accessing expensive treatments and…
A Health Service Commission (SPK) isn't necessarily the solution to HR problems in the health service because if it follows the Education Service Commission's model, the SPK won't have the power to create new positions or autonom…
The Galen Centre calls for the establishment of a Health Service Commission (SPK) authorised to create and fill positions, and set salary scales, with funding for these positions ring-fenced in a 5-year fiscal framework. MPs have…
The A‑Shield framework sits comfortably within this philosophy: investigations focus on facts and processes, while peer support focuses on the person.
AI cannot replicate the lived, human insight of a physician. It is simply the loom; the physician remains the weaver.
BBC chair Dr Zaliha Mustafa wants the Base MHIT to be launched quickly to mitigate Putrajaya's health spending cuts, so as to reduce dependence on public health care funded by the government. Base MHIT is meant to be offered by p…
Cost optimisation must never come at the expense of access or quality. Instead, it should drive smarter design, ensuring that care is delivered earlier, more efficiently, and in the most appropriate setting.
Health frontliners don't need more frameworks. We don't need more “strategic directions” or “ongoing engagements.” Many of us don't like fluff; we don't need unnecessary content packaged as reform. We need clarity, alignment, tim…
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says any budget reductions must take into account essential services and human resource needs.
On health spending cuts, PM Anwar Ibrahim says only the "more luxurious" scope of hospital projects will be "reduced slightly". It's unclear if development expenditure is also targeted in the government's austerity drive, besides…
KUCHING (May 5): Budget rationalisation must be carried out in a fair and differentiated manner to avoid widening existing regional disparities in healthcare, said political secretary to the Premier Kho Teck Wan. In a statement y…
KUCHING (May 5): The proposed budget cut for the Ministry of Health (MoH) next year could pose ‘real risks’ to Sarawak due to the state’s vast geography and dispersed population, said Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Batu Kit…
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the perception of a lucrative salary, some young General Practitioners (GPs) are struggling to make ends meet, resorting to side jobs such as e-hailing in the current economic climate.
Malaysia needs a Health Service Commission — with full independence over manpower and funding. Health care workforce planning cannot operate effectively within a one-size-fits-all civil service framework.
MALAYSIAN actress, television host and wellness entrepreneur Sarah Lian was in her late 30s and still single when she started to think about fertility preservation treatments such as egg-freezing. “Like many women today, I didn’t…
MALAYSIAN actress, television host and wellness entrepreneur Sarah Lian was in her late 30s and still single when she started to think about fertility preservation treatments such as egg-freezing. “Like many women today, I didn’t…
PETALING JAYA: A private doctors' group has welcomed the Health Ministry's clarification that blood-taking is a regulated clinical procedure, but says accountability is now overdue.