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6 August 2024

Malaysia

Hartal: ‘Draconian’ Maternity Leave Reduction For Medical Officers Violates WHO Rules

Hartal Doktor Kontrak condemns the "draconian" reduction of maternity leave for medical officers to 60 days, saying this violates WHO's mandate for ILO standards of minimum 98 days. Maternity leave is a "fundamental right" critical for mother and infant.

6 November 2023

Malaysia

‘Inaccurate, Insensitive, Inefficient’: MMA Slams Government’s Refusal To Raise Doctors’ On-Call Allowance

MMA slams the government's refusal to raise doctors' on-call allowance, saying it's an "insult" for MOH to describe the RM9/hour rate as appropriate. Doctors have widely criticised the health minister online for maintaining the status quo on doctor issues.

16 October 2023

Malaysia

Budget 2024: Medical Programmes, Public Health Percentage Allocations Shrink

Devex rose from 13% to 15% of MOH's 2024 budget; percentage allocations of nearly all opex items dropped, including several medical (paediatrics, psychiatry etc) and public health (disease control) programmes. RM1.5bil allocated for additional emoluments.

25 September 2023

Malaysia

Health Workers’ Mental Issues A ‘Red Flag’: MMA

MMA tells the government to view CodeBlue's survey findings on mental health issues among public health care professionals as a "red flag". "Even a single health care worker admitting to struggling with mental health issues is a cause for concern."

12 September 2023

Malaysia

New MMA President Prioritises Government Doctors, GP Issues With TPAs

MMA's newly elected president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz is prioritising issues involving government doctors, as well as private GP issues, like the fee schedule and TPAs. She also wants an update from MOH on implementation of reforms in the Health White Paper.

17 July 2023

Malaysia

Kota Melaka MP Demands Action Over Doctor Shortages In Melaka Hospital

Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong, a government backbencher from the DAP, wants a public explanation from MOH about the real situation of doctor shortages in Melaka Hospital that has already begun cutting services. "This is quite a serious issue."

16 February 2023

Malaysia

Government Doctors List 12 Demands To Avert Potential Strike

The escalating threat of industrial action from the public health service comes after years of low wages, unclear career pathways, increasing staff shortages, and broken facilities that have left the public health care system in a state of crisis.

9 February 2023

Letter

Open Letter To PMX DSAI And YBMK Dr Zaliha: Reform Malaysian Health Care – Dr Tachdjian

"There needs to be serious, committed action by JPA and MOF to support MOH in health care reforms. From human resource to facility and infrastructure – there's only so much we can do with limited finances" – specialist doctor, MOH hospital, Sabah.

7 February 2023

Malaysia

MCA: Address Crisis In Public Health Care System

MCA deputy treasurer-general Lawrence Low tells the government to take CodeBlue's survey among health care workers seriously and to increase MOH's 2023 budget, saying: "Will the government only take action after things go out of control?"

7 February 2023

Malaysia

‘Stop Lying To The Public That We Have Enough Doctors’: Contract Medical Officer, Perak

A UD43 contract doctor in Perak — who earns a basic monthly salary of RM4,000+ (~RM5,000 net, including allowances and minus other deductions) — wants a 100% pay hike. The MO plans to quit once they have enough money to start a business outside medicine.

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Hartal: ‘Draconian’ Maternity Leave Reduction For Medical Officers Violates WHO Rules

‘Inaccurate, Insensitive, Inefficient’: MMA Slams Government’s Refusal To Raise Doctors’ On-Call Allowance

Budget 2024: Medical Programmes, Public Health Percentage Allocations Shrink

Health Workers’ Mental Issues A ‘Red Flag’: MMA

New MMA President Prioritises Government Doctors, GP Issues With TPAs

Kota Melaka MP Demands Action Over Doctor Shortages In Melaka Hospital

Government Doctors List 12 Demands To Avert Potential Strike

Open Letter To PMX DSAI And YBMK Dr Zaliha: Reform Malaysian Health Care – Dr Tachdjian

MCA: Address Crisis In Public Health Care System

‘Stop Lying To The Public That We Have Enough Doctors’: Contract Medical Officer, Perak

Ex-UMMC Radiographer Plans To Sue, Seeks Other Staff With Cancer, Thyroid Problems

Second Red-Bellied Piranha Caught In Klau River: Group

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

Philip Morris Visits Perlis Mufti, Touts ‘Safer’ Cigarettes

Are We Still Practising Family Medicine? — Concerned Specialist