Malaysia

24 March 2023

Only 17% Of Contract Doctors Absorbed Into Permanent Posts: Zaliha

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa says 4,255 of 24,548 contract medical officers (17%) were absorbed into permanent service as of Dec 31, 2022, maintaining that the evaluation process for permanent appointments is "objective, fair, and transparent".

24 March 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha: 443 Health Care Administrators Returned From Abroad Since 2011

Dr Zaliha Mustafa says 443 health care administrators – in finance and hospital administration – returned to Malaysia over the past 12 years since 2011 under TalentCorp's Returning Expert Programme. This is equivalent to 37 people annually on average.

24 March 2023

Malaysia

Lukanisman Clarifies Parliament Remarks, Now Touts Expansion Of PrEP Programme

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman clarifies his remarks in Parliament, tweeting today that the PrEP pilot programme will continue and even be expanded. He reiterates that groups at risk cannot be prevented from receiving the HIV prevention drug.

24 March 2023

Malaysia

Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara Expands Cancer Care With New Oncology Facility

Oncology and Nuclear Medicine @ Thomson Hospital offers a range of cancer treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiosurgery, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine diagnostics, and theranostics services all under one roof.

24 March 2023

Malaysia

MOH Gets New Deputy Sec-Gen Norazman, Previously From MITI

Norazman Ayob – who was formerly deputy secretary-general for nearly five years at MITI, senior private secretary to the KSN (the late Ali Hamsa), and a director at 1MDB – has been appointed deputy secretary-general (finance) at MOH.

24 March 2023

Malaysia

Government Reviewing Rationalisation Of Critical Service Allowance: Zaliha

Health Minister Zaliha Mustafa tells the Senate that the Central Agency is reviewing the Bayaran Insentif Perkhidmatan Kritikal (BIPK) under the Public Service Allowance Rationalisation Study. Reportedly, 90% of BIPK recipients are from the health service.

23 March 2023

Malaysia

Malaysia Recalls Pholcodine Cough Medicines Over Allergy Fears

Malaysia recalls all pholcodine-containing cough and cold medicines over anaphylaxis risk in surgery if one took pholcodine as long as a year ago. This follows pholcodine medicine withdrawals in the UK, Australia, and a recommendation for withdrawal by the EU’s EMA.

23 March 2023

Malaysia

Setiu MP Questions Peka B40 Awareness In Low-Income Households

Setiu MP Shaharizukirnain Abdul Kadir calls for more funding and better communication for the Peka B40 health care scheme, which faced a RM5 million budget cut in the 2023 budget.

23 March 2023

Malaysia

MOH Reviewing PrEP Programme With Potential Cancellation: Lukanisman

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman tells Parliament that MOH will review its pilot programme on HIV prevention drug PrEP – "whether it should be continued" or to have "a way forward" to prevent HIV infection related to the "lifestyle" of gay men.

23 March 2023

Malaysia

Tanjong Karang MP Explains Why Health Service Is In ‘Crisis’

Tanjong Karang MP Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi, one of few MPs to openly acknowledge the "crisis" in the public health service, attributes the state of the public health care system to unsustainable financing, calling for copayments and social health insurance.

Malaysia

Only 17% Of Contract Doctors Absorbed Into Permanent Posts: Zaliha

Zaliha: 443 Health Care Administrators Returned From Abroad Since 2011

Lukanisman Clarifies Parliament Remarks, Now Touts Expansion Of PrEP Programme

Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara Expands Cancer Care With New Oncology Facility

MOH Gets New Deputy Sec-Gen Norazman, Previously From MITI

Government Reviewing Rationalisation Of Critical Service Allowance: Zaliha

Malaysia Recalls Pholcodine Cough Medicines Over Allergy Fears

Setiu MP Questions Peka B40 Awareness In Low-Income Households

MOH Reviewing PrEP Programme With Potential Cancellation: Lukanisman

Tanjong Karang MP Explains Why Health Service Is In ‘Crisis’

Government Reviewing Rationalisation Of Critical Service Allowance: Zaliha

Housemen At Sungai Buloh Hospital’s O&G Department Allege Severe Bullying, Sexual Harassment

After UMMC, UPM Teaching Hospital Too Accused Of ‘Wage Theft’

Malaysia Recalls Pholcodine Cough Medicines Over Allergy Fears

Medical Mall In Melaka To Feature Regional Specialist Outpatient Care Centre