Malaysia

2 February 2023

BTMC And Partners Make It Easy For Klang Residents To Practise Safer Disposal Of Unused Medicines

The collaboration will see a total of 50 disposal boxes for the public to safely discard medication being placed at various high-traffic locations.

1 February 2023

Malaysia

MOH Doesn’t Confirm If Serdang Hospital Heart Attack Patient Waited 30 Hours For Admission Before Dying

The Selangor state health department simply says that a 64-year-old heart attack patient in Serdang Hospital, who later died, was placed in ED under monitoring by the cardiology department until ward admission after a bed vacancy, but did not confirm if he had waited 30 hours.

1 February 2023

Malaysia

MHTC: Advanced Breast Cancer Care Treatments with Malaysia Healthcare

The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council says 31 private hospitals from Malaysia Healthcare's network of member hospitals offer comprehensive cancer treatments to medical travellers.

31 January 2023

Malaysia

NKF Malaysia Introduces Kidney Transplant Subsidy

To apply for the kidney transplant subsidy, the consultant nephrologist from a government hospital refers and recommends a patient along with a detailed medical summary and a list of items required for the subsidy.

31 January 2023

Malaysia

Hartal Recruiting Doctors Willing To ‘Sacrifice Whatever It Takes’

Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) is recruiting new “fighters” who are willing to “sacrifice whatever it takes” for the movement. Previously in 2021, Dr Zaliha Mustafa criticised the government for taking action against contract doctors who went on strike.

31 January 2023

Malaysia

‘MOH Is On The Brink Of Collapse’: Government Dentist, Penang

“MOH is on the brink of collapse. We are collapsing inside. And I think they know it, but they don't care,” says a permanent dental officer working in a Penang klinik pergigian, adding that nothing has moved despite DG Hisham being in office for a decade.

30 January 2023

Malaysia

Poll: 95% Of Health Workers Say Malaysia’s Public Health Care System Is In Crisis Now

According to a CodeBlue survey among over 1,600 government doctors, pharmacists, dentists, medical assistants, nurses, and allied health care workers nationwide, more than half are willing to go on strike, while seven in 10 are thinking of quitting.

27 January 2023

Malaysia

MOH Recorded Bumper Revenue In 2021 Due To Covid Compounds

MOH reported a record high RM1.2 billion revenue in 2021, benefiting from compounds for Covid-19 SOP breaches; under Act 342, RM42.9 million in compound payments was collected in 2021, compared to RM2.2 million in 2020 and RM15,100 in pre-pandemic 2019.

26 January 2023

Malaysia

Anwar Administration Yields Public Health Policies To Religion

MOH and the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) jointly state that decisions in “all” health and religious issues must take into account scientific data and religious opinion.

25 January 2023

Malaysia

Galen: Drop GEG From Tobacco Bill To Get MPs’ Support

The Galen Centre proposes dropping the tobacco generational end game (GEG), which had been widely opposed by MPs, to ensure urgent passage of the tobacco bill in Parliament to regulate vape that remains unregulated, unrestricted, and out of control.

Malaysia

BTMC And Partners Make It Easy For Klang Residents To Practise Safer Disposal Of Unused Medicines

MOH Doesn’t Confirm If Serdang Hospital Heart Attack Patient Waited 30 Hours For Admission Before Dying

MHTC: Advanced Breast Cancer Care Treatments with Malaysia Healthcare

NKF Malaysia Introduces Kidney Transplant Subsidy

Hartal Recruiting Doctors Willing To ‘Sacrifice Whatever It Takes’

‘MOH Is On The Brink Of Collapse’: Government Dentist, Penang

Poll: 95% Of Health Workers Say Malaysia’s Public Health Care System Is In Crisis Now

MOH Recorded Bumper Revenue In 2021 Due To Covid Compounds

Anwar Administration Yields Public Health Policies To Religion

Galen: Drop GEG From Tobacco Bill To Get MPs’ Support

Poll: 95% Of Health Workers Say Malaysia’s Public Health Care System Is In Crisis Now

Is Malaysia On Track To Ensure All Children Complete Schooling? — Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Yuenwah San, Gill Raja, Srividhya Ganapathy, Ng Lai-Thin & Ong Puay-Hoon

MHTC: Advanced Breast Cancer Care Treatments with Malaysia Healthcare

‘MOH Is On The Brink Of Collapse’: Government Dentist, Penang

‘It’s Not Hell In Sabah, But I Can See No Difference’: Senior Medical Officer