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MOH plans to promote community nurses and redeploy them to hospitals to help tackle the nurse shortage crisis 👩⚕️ But will rural communities be left behind?
The health ministry says 2,233 community nurses will be promoted to grade U5 and sent to hospitals to help plug a staff shortage.
Most surgeons in Malaysia are practising outside the Health Ministry — raising questions about staffing, training, and access to surgical care in public hospitals 🏥
Only a small minority of NSR-registered surgeons in Malaysia work in MOH: general surgeons (33%), thoracic (30%), upper GI (28%), breast & endocrine (27%), hepatobiliary (25%), colorectal (20%), and vascular (17%). But all 9 trau…
Malaysia is setting up 10 obesity management clinics nationwide to tackle the rising epidemic. With obesity a ticking time bomb for chronic diseases, this move could be a game-changer for prevention and treatment 💪
Health minister says a screening of 1.2 million Malaysian adults from January to September found 61.7% of them were obese or overweight.
Heart disease remains Malaysia’s #1 killer, warns Deputy Health DG. Despite advances in care, lifestyle risks are fueling the crisis. Prevention > treatment ❤️🩹
Malaysia can’t make healthy meals affordable without tackling land access and farmer support 🌾 Time to fix the root of the food system, not just the plate.
Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin says Malaysia must increase food production for healthy Suku-Suku Separuh meals to be affordable. Fruits and vegetables are widely imported. Farmland access is a big problem as land here is mainly focus…
Mercy Malaysia is preparing to dispatch its 6th and 7th medical relief teams to Gaza as the humanitarian crisis deepens. 🇲🇾✈️ #Malaysia #Gaza
IPOH: Mercy Malaysia is preparing to deploy its sixth and seventh Special Medical Teams to Gaza soon to continue humanitarian missions despite facing technical and security challenges.
Private hospitals brace for a shake-up 💉 Sunway Healthcare warns in its IPO prospectus that the govt’s upcoming DRG billing system could cap revenues from high-cost procedures, threatening RM1.6b expansion plans.
Sunway Healthcare Holdings Bhd, which is seeking a listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia to fund an expansion worth over RM1.6 billion, has flagged a major regulatory risk — the impending diagnosis-related group (DRG) paym…
MMA says Singapore’s plan to pay Malaysian doctors higher compensation won’t solve the real problem—address brain drain causes at home, not just money 💡
The association says the push factors in the Malaysian healthcare system are far stronger than the pull factors abroad.
Doctors get the blame, insurers and MCOs get a free pass? APP Sabah slams MOH for shielding powerful players while pointing fingers at doctors 😡
APPS accuses MOH of targeting private health care providers, while shielding insurers/MCOs/TPAs that are interfering with patients' treatment. GPs are blamed for drug price discrepancy, but MOH procures generics at 100%-150% high…
New COVID-19 variant XFG has been detected in Malaysia, sparking fresh concern over mutations and public health readiness 😷
It accounted for 8.2 per cent of the 43,087 cumulative cases reported in the 35th epidemiology week. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Azrul Mohd Khalib says the RESET health financing plan needs a rethink, warning that rushing reforms without clarity could worsen Malaysia’s healthcare crisis 🚨
SEPTEMBER 18 — The RESET strategy, a co-ordinated reform framework to overhaul the private healthcare system and curb soaring medical inflation, and announced in June by Bank...
Most Malaysians believe early cancer detection is vital yet few get screened. With low awareness of therapies and high costs, many want affordable, integrated care 🩺
A YouGov survey finds a strong belief in the value of early cancer detection (79%) and low screening uptake (25%) in Malaysia, and while 82% of respondents are aware that post-treatment care exists, 55% lack understanding of what…
Sarawak is in crisis 🚨 The state needs 11,000 more doctor posts to meet demand, highlighting how badly understaffed the healthcare system is. Patients will continue to suffer unless urgent action is taken.
Deputy Premier Dr Sim reveals Sarawak hospitals need 11,000 additional doctors as shortage hits crisis
Private doctors warn Bank Negara’s policies could cripple healthcare and drag Malaysia backwards into “third world” status 🚨
Bank Negara's Reset agenda with increased regulations crushing private health care services may push Malaysian specialist doctors to move abroad, potentially resetting Malaysia into a third world country with a lack of doctors an…
Hospitals can’t run without water 💧 Sandakan’s Duchess of Kent Hospital forced to shut OTs and slash dialysis sessions due to supply shortage. A stark reminder of how fragile healthcare can be.
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 15 — The Duchess of Kent Hospital (HDOK) in Sandakan is facing a critical water supply shortage, severely disrupted its operations, including operating...
Malaysia’s obesity crisis is exploding into a health time bomb 💣 — with rising costs, chronic diseases, and strain on our healthcare system. Prevention must start now.
MALAYSIA has long been labelled the “fattest nation” in Asia. The share of overweight and obese adults rose from 44.5% in 2011 to 54.4% in 2023, an al...
Malaysia’s Health Minister Dzulkefly lays out a roadmap for a future-ready health system — focusing on financing reforms, digital health, workforce resilience & equitable access. Big shifts ahead for healthcare 🚑
GEORGE TOWN: Malaysia is embarking on a bold wave of healthcare reforms aimed at building a more resilient, equitable and future-ready system, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic).
Johor expands free medicine delivery with Pos Malaysia 🚚💊 Over 20,000 patients will now get their meds straight to their doorstep—no more long hospital queues!
JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 15 — The Johor Health Department (JKNJ) is working with Pos Malaysia to review and expand the free medicine delivery service.State Health and Environment...
Malaysian teens still lack basic reproductive health knowledge — a worrying gap that leaves them vulnerable to misinformation and risks. Time for better education, not silence 🚨
Malaysia’s reproductive health knowledge among youth remains low despite social media access, with early sexual activity rising, says minister.
Doctors should lead health policy, not just follow it 🩺 The new MMA chief says it’s time for doctors to shape decisions that impact patients and the system.
Dr R Thirunavukarasu said doctors must help shape policy, not merely endorse it.
Malaysia’s ex-minister says Singapore is “poaching” medical staff, sparking fears of a healthcare brain drain 😬
A former Malaysian minister has come out to say that Singapore should provide compensation to its neighbour when hiring medical professionals trained there.In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Sept 9) Abdul Rahman Dahlan wrote: "The ex…