From 2012 to 2017 the government spent RM 2.3 billion on a “river of life” project in Kuala Lumpur, but it was not willing to spend RM 15 million yearly to feed Orang Asli children.
Book Review The Private Healthcare Sector in Johor: Trends and Prospects Meghann Ormond & Lim Chee Han (2018) Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute (47 pages) This ISEAS monograph would be of special interest to regional (health services) planners and would-be investors in the private hospital and medical tourism industries. The authors begin with useful background information … Continue reading Losing The Trees For The Forest?
This inaugural column by the National Cancer Society of Malaysia will highlight some of the different issues surrounding cancer and its treatment in Malaysia today.
The Ministry of Health may possibly introduce a price control mechanism for drugs in the middle of the year. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad told the Dewan Rakyat last November that the government wanted to set ceiling retail prices for consumers at all dispense channels to make medicines more affordable. Price regulations are an excessive form … Continue reading How To Reduce Drug Prices Without A Ceiling
March 7 – The increase in preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria has frightened the government enough into considering making vaccinations mandatory for children entering school. According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), Malaysia saw a whopping 891.8 per cent increase in measles over the past five years, rising from 195 cases in 2013 to … Continue reading Ban Unvaccinated Children From Kindergarten, School, College