Letter

12 September 2024

A Wake-Up Call For Child Protection Services — Child Rights Advocates

41 police reports were lodged against GISBH from 2011 to 2024. In working with the Welfare Department, we noticed a reluctance to monitor and enforce child protection policies in religious institutions. Is religion an excuse to not enforce the Child Act?

12 September 2024

Letter

Budget 2025: Allocate Special RM20 Million Programme For Autoimmune Treatment — Arthritis Foundation Malaysia & Psoriasis Association Of Malaysia

For Budget 2025, Arthritis Foundation Malaysia & Psoriasis Association of Malaysia want a special RM20 million programme for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, biosimilars included in the national formulary, and a government-industry-patient mechanism.

11 September 2024

Letter

The Hidden Risks Of Retained Surgical Items: A Call For Better Safety Measures — Kalivani Poongawanam

By raising awareness and implementing comprehensive safety measures, we can better safeguard patients and enhance the overall quality of surgical care.

11 September 2024

Letter

Why Six-Month Delay For Housemanship Posting? — Azimah Rahim

A parent asks why only 4 of 100 plus graduates from IMU, who applied in August for housemanship, succeeded in getting postings. The rest were advised to apply again in six months' time, even though MOH is currently facing a severe shortage of housemen.

10 September 2024

Letter

Taking Care Of Our Health Care Workers — Dr Chee Kwan Foong

Despite potential challenges of the health care system, it is important for organisations to focus on work-life balance. This could include options for flexible work hours, better staff to decrease the chances of overworking, and encouraging vacations.

9 September 2024

Letter

Thank You, HRPB Ipoh, JKN Perak, And CodeBlue — S. Kunasegaran

A heart patient, who was "prematurely" discharged from IJN on July 2, thanks HRPB, JKN Perak, and CodeBlue for his expedited PCI procedure at HRPB on Aug 28. The long-time IJN past patient feels "much more comfortable and confident" with HRPB cardio team.

9 September 2024

Letter

For Budget 2025, We Need Jam Tomorrow, Not Jam Today — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

For Budget 2025, Dr Amar-Singh HSS cites the "jam today vs jam tomorrow" economic argument, saying the health budget should focus on prevention and community services ("jam tomorrow"), instead of our "addiction" to curative health services ("jam today").

5 September 2024

Letter

When Not Sleeping Is A Crime — Perak Health Care Worker

A health care worker in Perak opposes raising health worker wages to incentivise long working hours, instead of ensuring sufficient sleep to avoid risking patients' lives. Expecting health care professionals to be superhuman is unacceptable and unethical.

2 September 2024

Letter

Reflections On The State Of Our Children — Dr Amar-Singh HSS & Farah Nini Dusuki

Malaysia's child mortality rates have remained stagnant for the past 20 years. Every single day, paediatricians nationwide have to search for an intensive care bed for a premature baby or an ill child. There's an urgent need for more NICU and PICU beds.

29 August 2024

Letter

Time For Doctors To Go On Strike — Klang Valley Medical Officer

A Klang Valley MO urges HDK and MMA to organise a doctors' strike by Sept 30 to push the government to allocate on-call allowance and additional salary raises for doctors in Budget 2025. "It's better to stay and fight with a strike than to quit quietly."

Letter

A Wake-Up Call For Child Protection Services — Child Rights Advocates

Budget 2025: Allocate Special RM20 Million Programme For Autoimmune Treatment — Arthritis Foundation Malaysia & Psoriasis Association Of Malaysia

The Hidden Risks Of Retained Surgical Items: A Call For Better Safety Measures — Kalivani Poongawanam

Why Six-Month Delay For Housemanship Posting? — Azimah Rahim

Taking Care Of Our Health Care Workers — Dr Chee Kwan Foong

Thank You, HRPB Ipoh, JKN Perak, And CodeBlue — S. Kunasegaran

For Budget 2025, We Need Jam Tomorrow, Not Jam Today — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

When Not Sleeping Is A Crime — Perak Health Care Worker

Reflections On The State Of Our Children — Dr Amar-Singh HSS & Farah Nini Dusuki

Time For Doctors To Go On Strike — Klang Valley Medical Officer

UM’s Medical Faculty Targets 200 Graduates Annually Despite Declining Interest In Medicine

‘I’m Not Putting My Child At Risk From Unvaccinated Kids’: Malaysian Mom

Thank You, HRPB Ipoh, JKN Perak, And CodeBlue — S. Kunasegaran

Selcare Diagnostics Helps Ensure Self-Sufficiency For Selangor State Health Programmes

Malaysia’s First AI-Detected Lung Cancer Case Marks Breakthrough