Budget 2023 Archives

17 January 2023

Sarawak Proposes Innovative Cost-Sharing Model For Cancer Hospital

Sarawak state government proposes bearing the RM800m cost of construction for a cancer hospital, while the federal government provides specialists and equipment. The health minister indicates a Sarawak cancer hospital will not be allocated in Budget 2023.

6 January 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha ‘Hopes’ MOH Will Get Bigger Budget For 2023 Than 2022

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told Cabinet that the Health Ministry’s 2023 allocation will “at least be maintained”, although Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa hopes for more.

9 December 2022

Malaysia

Rethink Health Budget As 5-Year Project, Not Annual Earmarks

The Galen Centre moots health budgeting as a multi-year project with costing instead of annual allocations, besides including health spending in the higher education and defence ministries.

11 October 2022

Malaysia

Anwar: Vote Harapan For Better Health Care, More Doctors

Anwar Ibrahim accuses the government of lying that Malaysians would have access to good schools and health care, besides lying about MySejahtera.

10 October 2022

Letter

2023 Health Budget Remains Stagnant Against GDP – Dr Musa Mohd Nordin

The Health Ministry’s Budget 2023 comprises 1.98% of Malaysia’s GDP, the same share as in 2022; the Health White Paper targets 5% of the GDP.

10 October 2022

Malaysia

Budget 2023 Shows Higher Reliance On Contract Doctors

The Health Ministry allocated an additional RM600 million for contract staff emoluments for 2023, but maintained the number of permanent positions under its medical programme.

8 October 2022

Malaysia

Budget 2023 Cuts For Psychiatry Services, Health Education, Peka B40

MOH’s allocation of services and supplies for psychiatry and mental health were cut by RM580,000, while the health education budget suffered a 15% cut (RM9 mil). Peka B40 lost RM5 mil.

7 October 2022

Opinion

Budget 2023: Health Allocation Seeks To Address Institutional Challenges, But Leaves Major Gaps

Despite an NCD crisis, allocations for health education and Peka B40 were cut, though there is an RM16 million allocation for Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat.

7 October 2022

Malaysia

Private Hospitals Lament Missing Public-Private Partnership In Budget 2023

APHM hopes that the government will not disrupt the business model of private health care so that private hospitals can give more support to public hospitals.

Tag: Budget 2023

Sarawak Proposes Innovative Cost-Sharing Model For Cancer Hospital

Zaliha ‘Hopes’ MOH Will Get Bigger Budget For 2023 Than 2022

Rethink Health Budget As 5-Year Project, Not Annual Earmarks

Anwar: Vote Harapan For Better Health Care, More Doctors

Budget 2023 Shows Higher Reliance On Contract Doctors

Budget 2023 Cuts For Psychiatry Services, Health Education, Peka B40

Budget 2023: Health Allocation Seeks To Address Institutional Challenges, But Leaves Major Gaps

Private Hospitals Lament Missing Public-Private Partnership In Budget 2023

Five Digital Trends Shaping Asia-Pacific Health Care – Stella Ramette

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Performs Sabah’s First Awake Brain Surgery

Mumps, Measles, Rubella (MMR) Vaccination In Malaysia

How Malaysia Can Prevent Covid-19 Hospitalisation Surge: Adeeba

Patient Group Demands Specialist Cancer Hospital In Sarawak