Letter Archives

30 April 2026

Letter

Health Spending Isn’t A Cost, But Core Public Investment — Dr Kelvin Yii

Health spending cuts may worsen the health workforce crisis, especially in Sabah and Sarawak. MOH must never be seen as an easy target for savings. Health spending isn’t a cost to minimise, but a core public investment. MOF must reconsider the cuts.

30 April 2026

Letter

Cut Perks For Ministers, MPs, Top Civil Servants Before Gutting Public Health Care — Specialist

The government should cut allowances and perks for ministers and deputies, MPs and high-ranking civil servants first before slashing MOH's budget by RM3 billion. Disclose exactly what will be cut from health care. If nothing critical is affected, prove it.

30 April 2026

Letter

RM3b Cut To Health Budget Is A Prescription For Crisis — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Prof Emeritus Dr Azizi Omar & Prof Dr Zulkifli Ismail

An RM3 billion cut to the health budget will lead to delayed diagnoses, disease progression, and avoidable deaths. The health workforce crisis will deepen and primary/preventive care will suffer first. This is a penny-wise, pound-foolish approach.

29 April 2026

Letter

Reintroduce Tobacco GEG Under Act 852 — MCTC

Malaysia should follow the UK's example and reintroduce the tobacco generational end game (GEG) under the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852) to protect future generations from nicotine addiction.

29 April 2026

Letter

Fifty Patients, Two Doctors: Unsafe Overcrowding Crisis in HRPB Medical Wards — Medical Officer

Amid bed shortages in HRPB's medical wards, patients are being placed as "lodgers" in other wards. One medical team of 2 internal medicine MOs and 1-2 HOs is expected to manage 50+ patients across multiple wards in multiple locations, with multiple risks.

28 April 2026

Letter

GP-Led Care Central To Ageing Nation Strategy — MMA

Our seniors deserve more than fragmented solutions. They deserve a system designed around their realities, one that brings care closer to where they live.

28 April 2026

Letter

Nationalism In Malaysia’s Health Service — Specialist

I had to beg for almost 2 years just to obtain an office as the neurosurgery HOD. Over the next 5 years, no additional furniture was provided. If the “atasan” were truly nationalistic, wouldn't they equip their workers with basic necessities to function?

27 April 2026

Letter

Avoid Zero Sum Game Debate Between Doctors And Corporate Schemes — Dr Raymond Choy

Patients should not feel that their care is compromised by cost considerations, nor should they be exposed to unnecessary treatments driven by system inefficiencies. Achieving this balance requires trust.

27 April 2026

Letter

Operational Blind Spot: MOH Must Own Its HR Execution Failure — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin & Dr Zulkifli Ismail

Blaming only MOH for health worker shortages caused by MOHE, JPA, and MOF is indeed unfair. But MOH can't be absolved either. Without fixing how we deploy, support, and retain our people, no amount of upstream policy reform will translate into better care.

24 April 2026

Letter

Don’t Blame MOH Alone For Health Workforce Shortages — MMA

The understaffing, the overwork, the waiting times and the delayed treatments that Malaysians experience today are the accumulated consequence of decisions made across multiple agencies over many years. MOH has been carrying this alone for far too long.

Letter

Health Spending Isn’t A Cost, But Core Public Investment — Dr Kelvin Yii

Cut Perks For Ministers, MPs, Top Civil Servants Before Gutting Public Health Care — Specialist

RM3b Cut To Health Budget Is A Prescription For Crisis — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Prof Emeritus Dr Azizi Omar & Prof Dr Zulkifli Ismail

Reintroduce Tobacco GEG Under Act 852 — MCTC

Fifty Patients, Two Doctors: Unsafe Overcrowding Crisis in HRPB Medical Wards — Medical Officer

GP-Led Care Central To Ageing Nation Strategy — MMA

Nationalism In Malaysia’s Health Service — Specialist

Avoid Zero Sum Game Debate Between Doctors And Corporate Schemes — Dr Raymond Choy

Operational Blind Spot: MOH Must Own Its HR Execution Failure — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin & Dr Zulkifli Ismail

Don’t Blame MOH Alone For Health Workforce Shortages — MMA

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

Report: Treasury Wants RM3b Cut To Health Ministry’s 2026 Budget

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

Take Action Against Retail Blood Testing In Pharmacies — FPMPAM

Don’t Blame MOH Alone For Health Workforce Shortages — MMA