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Health Minister says we need RM36 billion more for healthcare—but can’t get it because gov debt is too high. So… rakyat gets sicker while the system gets poorer? 🤒
Health Minister Dr Dzul justifies the "gamechanger" Rakan KKM by saying he can't ask MOF for an extra RM36 billion for the public health care budget (another 2% of GDP), admitting that government debt has already breached the sta…
Radiographers warn: it’s ILLEGAL for MAs & even doctors to operate X-ray machines. Yet it’s happening across clinics. ⚠️ Time to enforce the law, not just write it.
The Malaysian Society of Radiographers opposes the Selangor state health department’s proposal to allow medical officers and assistant MOs to operate X-ray machines, saying this breaches the Allied Health Professions Act and Atom…
Malaysia is finally taking a stand—Health Ministry plans total vape ban 🚭 Let’s see if Big Vape gets smoked this time.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The government is working towards a complete ban on the sale and use of electronic cigarettes, or vapes, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad told...
MOH reshuffles houseman rotations: 🔹 O&G is now compulsory 🔹 Choose either Surgery or Ortho 🔹 Third post: Paeds or Internal Med 🔹 Emergency reserved for Year 2 Hospitals can now decide the order.
KKM “looking into” better incentive schemes… but doctors in East Malaysia are still waiting. Burnout doesn’t wait 🕰️
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says they will have to stay put for now while Putrajaya looks into offering better incentive schemes to retain doctors in Sabah and Sarawak.
“Rakan KKM” is back — but is a volunteer badge enough to fix a broken system? 🇲🇾 Burnout, long waits, and brain drain still plague our hospitals. Real reform needs more than slogans.
PETALING JAYA: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has reaffirmed his determination to reform health financing, calling it a critical mission in his second term as the nation faces rising pressure on its public healthca…
Cheap junk, high cost 🧠🍭 Kids are trading health for RM1 sweets sold right outside schools—fueling obesity, poor focus, and long-term damage. We need to protect minds and bodies.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — “Do you want the 30 sen change or sweets?” a female vendor, who was selling homemade ice cream for 70 sen a stick, asked a schoolboy who handed her...
Breast milk is free, natural, and life-saving—yet breastfeeding rates remain low. The Madani BFHI Tour is here to change that. Let’s normalise, support, and celebrate breastfeeding in every corner of Malaysia 👶
Health Ministry launches Madani BFHI 2025 to boost breastfeeding and reduce diet-related NCDs, involving 31 private hospitals.
Malaysia’s haze season is back 😷 Air quality has dropped to unhealthy levels in multiple areas. Schools may go online if the API crosses 200. Time to mask up, stay indoors, and watch those AQI numbers.
Johan Setia, Kuching and Tanjong Malim recorded the highest air pollutant index figures because of transboundary haze.
MMA warns: Clause 2 & Section 31A of Poisons Act amendments = 🚨 unchecked power. Police as “authorised officers”? “Any person” appointed by Minister with no clear qualifications? Patient safety and doctor autonomy at risk.
The Malaysian Medical Association gives warning of unchecked enforcement powers and a lack of stakeholder input.
Malaysia averages 500 drowning deaths yearly — that’s more than dengue fatalities. Time to treat this as a public health crisis, not a seasonal tragedy 🌊
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia must intensify drowning prevention efforts, especially among children, as its is a preventable public health crisis, says a public health and injury prevention expert.
Malaysia is ageing fast 👵🏼 NHMS 2025 puts the spotlight on elderly health — from NCDs to fall risks and social support. Time to future-proof our care system!
Malaysia’s NHMS 2025 targets senior citizens’ health, covering mental, physical, and social domains from July 22 to Sept 21.
“PM Anwar wants the Health Ministry to speed up doctor hiring. But speed alone isn’t enough — we need to be proactive, not just reactive, or we’ll be stuck in the same crisis loop. 🩺
Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil says Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is concerned that the initial November deadline is too drawn-out.
Cops raided an HIV outreach event in Kota Bharu thinking it was a sex party 😳 NGO now clears the air: it was a health intervention with permission and data to prove it. Science, not stigma.
Sahabat, a Kelantan HIV NGO, defends its June 17 outreach in Kota Bharu after a police raid, clarifying it is a health programme with screening and talks, not a “party”. The group details its work with MOH to reach high‑risk comm…
BNPL for cancer care? NCSM says it’s better than loan sharks. But what does it say about a system where patients need instalments to survive? 💸
NCSM suggests adapting BNPL to health care, pointing out that cancer patients fall into bankruptcy and turn to loan sharks to fund their treatment. Medical insurance sometimes can't help due to restrictions on claim approvals and…
MCMC + MOH bringing e-health to rural Malaysia via 911 NADI centres. Teleconsults, screenings & AI tools now within kampung reach! 🌐
PAPAR, July 23 — The Ministry of Communications, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), is collaborating with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to...
Doctors are boycotting MOH’s drug price display briefing, calling it unfair and lacking transparency. Tensions rise as trust erodes between frontline providers and policymakers 💊
Doctors' groups, including MMA, FPMPAM, and Perdim, boycotted a July 21 MOH advocacy session on drug price display due to "unresolved jurisdictional ambiguity" between MOH and KPDN, even as the 3-month grace period for enforcemen…
Nearly 3,000 patients are stuck waiting for cardiothoracic surgery in MOH hospitals — some kids for nearly 2 years. This isn’t just a delay. It’s a ticking time bomb. ⏳
Nearly 3,000 patients are on MOH’s cardiothoracic surgery waiting list, with paediatric cases waiting an average of 21 months. Another 9,233 await cataract operations (3 months) and 2,661 for kidney stone surgeries (11 months), D…
Over 4,000 new healthcare posts? Great news—but MMA says it’s time to end the contract doctor scheme once and for all 🩺
Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira hails the prime minister's announcement that the government will expedite filling 4,352 healthcare positions.
Malaysia doesn’t need just band-aids — it needs a national master plan to fix the doctor & nurse shortage crisis 🚨 Time to stop the bleeding before the system collapses.
JOHOR BAHRU, July 23 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the government to develop a comprehensive national master plan to address the growing shortage of...