8 October 2022
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.
Tag: chronic disease
6 June 2022
The Selangor government’s health screening programme, Selangor Saring, not only provides iFOBT, cervical swabs, and mammograms, among others, but also covers the cost of further diagnostic tests; the SELangkah app can store one’s lifetime health record.
20 May 2022
Letter
How To Prevent Getting Chronic Disease – Dr Yoong Lee Yeen, Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming & Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal
Significant blood pressure reduction will minimise the risk of major heart disease events, heart failure, and strokes.
20 May 2022
Women reported twice as many obesity cases as men, while Malays comprised two-thirds of overweight or obese beneficiaries.
5 November 2021
University of Malaya’s Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy says the public health budget must be judiciously used so that it is not overly Covid-centric.
3 April 2020
Malaysia lacks a central electronic medical records system, while patients may also be hesitant to temporarily switch health care providers.