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Tg Karang hospital project on track for 2020 completion

Piling works for new Minor Specialist Hospital is finally underway at site near the existing Tanjung Karang Hospital.

Urgent need for primary care reform

LETTER | The functions of primary and tertiary medical care services in our country can be compared to a car.

MACC to probe alleged drug supply issue

PUTRAJAYA, June 15 — National graftbusters must be the ones to investigate an allegedly abusive monopoly on the supply of medicines to the government, said Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad today. He said while he and his ministry…

Unseal OSA on Government contacts

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — The Medical Practitioners Coalition Association (MPCAM) urged the government today to declassify all medical-related contracts after controversy broke over an industry insider’s claim of massive corruption…

Health minister promises transparency amid medical supply monopoly claim | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad reiterated today his commitment to transparency amid a growing uproar over an alleged monopoly of the medical supply chain by companies owned by Barisan Nasional (BN) politi…

Suicide epidemic is a concern - Letters | The Star Online https://t.co/NQYcwssc2M via @staronline

A letter from Rueben Dudley, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Health minister : watch intake of Raya food

Roll out election healthcare promise soon, Pakatan govt told

PRIVATE healthcare practitioners hope that the new government’s election promise to extend Selangor’s Skim Peduli Sihat nationwide can be done soon, as it is a win-win scheme for all, said…

Did health ministry pay 4 times more for medicines in the past? -

A 2016 study by Harvard University indicates the previous government spent ‘three to four times’ the international reference price for drugs between 2010 and 2014.

Dengue strikes fear in Section 17 residents

PETALING JAYA, June 14 — Residents in Section 17 here are increasingly affected by dengue as hot weather and sporadic rain provide good breeding conditions for Aedes mosquitoes. Public relations practitioner Tan Wai Fong, 48, who…

Health think tank suggests ombudsman to review medical supplies purchases

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy proposed today the establishment of an independent body to review the Health Ministry’s medical supply and services procurement practices. The health policy resear…

An eye opening experience at hospitals

JUNE 14 — Last weekend was an eye opening experience for me. It started off on Friday night when a few of use gathered at a friend's house to load drinks and food to be supplied to the staff and caregivers for sahur at University…

Bring in MACC, medical body says on supply monopoly expose

The Malaysian Medical Association says if the allegations are true, the monopoly would certainly have raised the cost of healthcare.

Vet Dept: Perlis rabies case an isolated one - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/OIwYQT via @staronline

PUTRAJAYA: The rabies case reported in Perlis is an isolated one and the people need not worry, the Director-General of Veterinary Services Department, Datuk Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam said Wednesday (June 13).

Dzulkefly promises an end to overworked healthcare providers

INTERVIEW | The welfare of doctors, nurses and hospital workers is one of the health minister’s top priorities.

Dog in Kangar tests positive for rabies

Father abandons five-year-old seeking treatment at hospital in Malaysia https://www.todayonline.com/world/father-abandons-five-year-old-seeking-treatment-hospital-malaysia#.WyENm81x8zc.twitter via @TODAYonline

SUBANG JAYA — A father abandoned his five-year-old son who was being treated at the Serdang Hospital in Selangor after a road accident in February. It is learnt that the boy, only known as Rizky, was sent to the hospital's emerge…

Shocking expose of politicians, royalty in multi-billion medicine monopoly -

Dr Ng first Malaysian scientist to win Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — A senior professor from University of Malaya’s (UM) Faculty of Medicine has made the nation proud by receiving the highest rank and most prestigious award in medical physics. Prof Dr Ng Kwan Hoong is the f…

Medical students face BM paper dilemma

From A CONCERNED MEDICAL STUDENT, Kuala Lumpur.

Medicine prices in Malaysia amongst the highest?

LETTER | The new health minister's aim to make healthcare more affordable should be applauded.

Should report on JB hospital fire be made public? -

The state must be accountable for its failure to uphold its responsibility to protect people from unwanted deaths.

Health Ministry urged to approve drug to help patients with spinal muscular atrophy - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/hxjh9t via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry should approve a drug named Spinraza that can help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), said WeCare Journey co-founder Yap Sook Yee.

Think tank lauds move to bring healthcare to rural areas -

Galen Centre CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib says rural patients now have to travel long distances to seek treatment for chronic diseases such as cancer, causing them financial hardship.