dialysis Archives

21 August 2026

Letter

The Silent Burden Of Renal Nurses: Managing Life And Death In Private Dialysis Centres — Noor Hanita Zaini & Noor Hasliza Che Seman

While the public focuses on doctor shortages in government hospitals, specialised renal nurses in private standalone clinics are quietly managing life and death emergencies with limited resources.

1 May 2026

Malaysia

Dialysis, Cancer Patient Groups Oppose Health Spending Cuts

NKF and NCSM warn that cuts to the government's health budget may hit dialysis and cancer services. NKF, which receives substantial subsidies from MOH for kidney replacement therapy, says it may be forced to reduce screening and prevention programmes.

17 April 2026

Malaysia

Malaysia Makes Deal With China To Stabilise Medical Devices’ Supply

Malaysia's MDA has reached an agreement with China to increase resin and naphtha supplies for the manufacture of medical devices in Malaysia, says MOH in admitting the "direct impact" of the global energy crisis on availability of critical medical devices.

17 April 2026

Malaysia

NKF: Reduce Dialysis Frequency If Shortages Grow Acute

To address a shortage of dialysis products, NKF moots reducing dialysis frequency. Maaedicare and Socso are monitoring stock levels. A nephrologist urges MOH to form a nephrology task force and activate a central command structure to control distribution.

15 April 2026

Malaysia

MOH Wants New Dialysis Patients To Choose PD Amid Potential HD Product Shortages

MOH exhorts new dialysis patients to choose peritoneal dialysis (PD), amid potential shortages of haemodialysis (HD) components. MOH says local manufacturers highlighted rising prices of plastics and related products, but no supply shortages currently.

29 January 2026

Malaysia

Maaedicare Charitable Foundation Subsidises Dialysis For 100 Patients Nationwide In 2026

Maaedicare Charitable Foundation is tackling the kidney failure crisis by subsidising dialysis treatment for 100 new, low-income Malaysian patients from B40 households.

6 October 2025

Malaysia

Patients Say Peritoneal Dialysis Offers Flexibility, But Better Support Needed

Patients say peritoneal dialysis is more flexible than haemodialysis, but more financial and caregiver support is needed. “Socso covers my machine and solutions, but everything else is on me,” says a PD patient who pays up to RM250 monthly out of pocket.

4 September 2025

Malaysia

Vantive Expands Access To Recycling Programmes Across Southeast Asia, Australia And New Zealand

Home dialysis patients and hospitals have signed up for plastic waste collection and recycling programmes in Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand.

8 January 2025

Malaysia

Government Mulls Dialysis Fee Waiver For Underprivileged Kidney Patients

The Ministry of Health is reviewing dialysis and day care charges for underprivileged groups, currently based on the Fees (Medical) Order 2017. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says fee waiver requests must be submitted to the Treasury for approval.

14 March 2024

Letter

Malaysia Is On The Brink Of A Kidney Disease Crisis — Galen Centre For Health And Social Policy

The Galen Centre says Malaysia is on the brink of a kidney disease crisis. Socso spent RM1.22mil on dialysis for its contributors in 1999. This increased a whopping 274x in 23 years to RM334.67mil in 2022. Over 51,000 Malaysians currently live with ESRD.

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The Silent Burden Of Renal Nurses: Managing Life And Death In Private Dialysis Centres — Noor Hanita Zaini & Noor Hasliza Che Seman

Dialysis, Cancer Patient Groups Oppose Health Spending Cuts

Malaysia Makes Deal With China To Stabilise Medical Devices’ Supply

NKF: Reduce Dialysis Frequency If Shortages Grow Acute

MOH Wants New Dialysis Patients To Choose PD Amid Potential HD Product Shortages

Maaedicare Charitable Foundation Subsidises Dialysis For 100 Patients Nationwide In 2026

Patients Say Peritoneal Dialysis Offers Flexibility, But Better Support Needed

Vantive Expands Access To Recycling Programmes Across Southeast Asia, Australia And New Zealand

Government Mulls Dialysis Fee Waiver For Underprivileged Kidney Patients

Malaysia Is On The Brink Of A Kidney Disease Crisis — Galen Centre For Health And Social Policy

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Taiping Hospital’s Emergency Department Is Also Drowning — Medical Officer

Tribunal Orders Ex-Hospital Director To Pay RM10,000 For Sexual Harassment