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Kenyataan Akhbar KPK 16 Ogos 2018 - Isu Penangguhan Pemberian Pek Percuma Ubat-Ubat Baru Yang Berkos Tinggi Kepada Pesakit Melalui Patient Access Scheme (PASc). https://kpkesihatan.com/2018/08/16/kenyataan-akhbar-kpk-16-ogos-2018-isu-penangguhan-pemberian-pek-percuma-ubat-ubat-baru-yang-berkos-tinggi-kepada-pesakit-melalui-patient-access-scheme-pasc/ via @DGHisham

Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) mengambil maklum berkenaan artikel yang dikeluarkan oleh portal berita online Malay Mail dan Free Malaysia Today (FMT) berkenaan penangguhan pemberian pek percu…

Is there hope for the civil service?

We need to get rid of the culture of censuring those in the civil service who speak up when they see wrong being done.

Ministry of Health halts programme providing new drugs for free | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The Ministry of Health has suspended a scheme by pharmaceutical companies that provides expensive new medications, which are unavailable in public hospitals here, for free. The move will potentially affect…

Health Department to introduce ‘Klinik Ikon Mesra Remaja’

KUCHING: The Health Department will be introducing the ‘Klinik Ikon Mesra Remaja’ in the state as a pilot project to provide health services to teenagers. Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Fami…

Health Ministry: No discussion yet on any action against Nur Ilyani

This is for the letter she penned to Marina Mahathir that is said to be critical of the LGBT community.

Four ways to reduce medical expenses

LETTER | To have good health, start with a healthy lifestyle.

Two dead after ammonia gas leak at ice factory in Malaysia

SE Asia News -PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Twenty-seven workers were exposed to ammonia gas when a leak occurred at an ice factory in Shah Alam on Monday (Aug 13), the Health Ministry confirmed.. Read more at str…

Fuziah: Transgender community can use toilets for disabled for the time being - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/rJgTvs via @staronline

KUALA LUMPUR: The transgender community has been urged to use toilets for the disabled (OKU) as a temporary measure before they are fully accepted by the society, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Fuziah Sal…

Lowering price of sugar may increase healthcare cost - Letters | The Star Online http://po.st/Yu38g1 via @staronline

From CONCERNED MALAYSIAN, Kuala Lumpur.

10 victims help probe over sexual harassment claim on senior doctor

The senior doctor is reported to have sexually abused female housemen under his supervision.

No need for punitive action against doctor over LGBT statement, says UM dean - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/dSg5iu via @staronline

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no need to take punitive action against Dr Nur Ilyani Mohamed Nawawi for criticising Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir' stance on lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgenders (LGBT) issues.

LGBT people have ‘organic disorder’, deputy minister claims | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, August 13 — Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are not mentally ill, but suffer an “organic disorder”, Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye claimed today. He said it would be incorrect to a…

Call to improve healthcare system instead of introducing health insurance scheme - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): A healthcare advocate had urged the government to reconsider the proposal to introduce national health insurance scheme for the people by taking into considerations its adverse financial impact in the long…

Alleged sex predator doctor: 10 victims, seven witnesses questioned - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/Vg5Adu via @staronline

KUALA LUMPUR: Ten victims and seven witnesses have been called up by an independent investigation committee to provide testimony on the allegations of sexual harassment against an orthopaedic head of department, says Dr Dzulkefly…

Doctors mustn’t comment on LGBT rights -

It's against the ethics of the medical profession.

Government hospital treatment costs more? - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/N3hU4J via @staronline

KUALA LUMPUR: Patients referr­ed from private hospitals to public hospitals are paying more for cancer treatment and drugs and they are not happy about this.

Health DG says healthcare for all, including LGBT

Following a viral FB posting, Noor Hisham says the ministry doesn't discriminate in delivering healthcare.

Pulau Jerejak - a piece of Malaysian medical history

Ministry to improve facilities at Lahad Datu hospital

LAHAD DATU: The Ministry of Health and People’s Wellbeing will improve on the infrastructure of the district hospital so that the public can enjoy better medical services. Its minister, Steph…

The Teddy Bear Doctor

Malaysian IVF clinics target Chinese looking for a bigger family https://sc.mp/2vCjtNN via @SCMPNews

Malaysia, aiming to become a fertility hub in Asia, has stepped up efforts to target the mainland China market, hoping to lure more couples seeking to conceive....

Drug dealer detained at hospital parking lot

The man had a day job as a lorry driver, was single and had no previous criminal record

bfm interview : Skim Peduli Rakyat

Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye announced that an insurance scheme for the B40 group will be tabled in October. He said the proposal could provide insurance protection of between RM10,000 and ...

Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj: Do not Erode Social Solidarity by Imposing Health Insurance.