health budget Archives

24 September 2024

Letter

Budget 2025 Wishlist: Higher On-Call Pay, Permanent Posts With EPF, Tax Rebates — MMA

MMA wants Budget 2025 to include higher on-call rates for doctors, permanent roles with EPF benefits instead of pension, new KUP Gred Khas C posts for specialists, tax rebates for healthy living, plus funds for AEDs and tax cuts for CPR training.

9 September 2024

Letter

For Budget 2025, We Need Jam Tomorrow, Not Jam Today — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

For Budget 2025, Dr Amar-Singh HSS cites the "jam today vs jam tomorrow" economic argument, saying the health budget should focus on prevention and community services ("jam tomorrow"), instead of our "addiction" to curative health services ("jam today").

17 October 2023

Malaysia

Tanjong Karang MP: Health Budget Still Too Small, SST Hike Will Impact Health Care Costs

Tanjong Karang MP Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi (Bersatu) says MOH’s 2024 budget of RM41.2 billion is “not enough” and calls for health care services to be exempted from the proposed SST hike from 6% to 8%.

13 October 2023

Malaysia

Budget 2024 Unclear On Addressing Health Worker Brain Drain: Galen Centre

The Galen Centre says MOH's RM41.2 billion 2024 budget is a "major shot in the arm", but questions the absence of government plans to address brain drain of health care professionals like doctors, nurses, and specialists from the public sector and country.

13 October 2023

Malaysia

Budget 2024: More Funds For Digital Health Records, Preventive Care

The government is allocating RM150 million to improve MOH’s IT systems and a minimum of RM130 million for preventive health initiatives, including women’s cervical cancer screening, Form 4 teens’ thalassemia screening, and free pertussis vaccination for pregnant women.

13 October 2023

Malaysia

Budget 2024: RM41.2 Billion For Health Ministry, Big 13% Raise From 2023

The Ministry of Health received an impressive 13.5% raise, or an increase of RM4.9 billion from 2023, to an RM41.2 billion allocation under Budget 2024. This comprises RM35.2 billion for operating expenditure and RM6.1 billion for development expenses.

12 October 2023

Malaysia

Bangi MP Funds Klinik Kesihatan Kajang Upgrade To Cut MOH Red Tape

Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan allocated RM343,000 from his MP allocations to cut government red tape in upgrading Klinik Kesihatan Kajang’s busy ED. "If we were to wait for MOH to put it into their plans to upgrade it, we don’t know how long that will take."

11 October 2023

Letter

Malaysia Needs A Madani Health Budget — Malaysian Health Coalition

Healthier Malaysians contribute to the economy, and health investments today will reduce health care costs in the future.

22 May 2023

Malaysia

Bandar Kuching MP: Allocate 2.4% Of National Health Budget To Hospital Psychiatric Services

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii urges Malaysia to establish a unified mental health surveillance system, tracking disorders like suicide, depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia through a comprehensive database.

20 February 2023

Malaysia

Tanjong Karang MP: Either Double Health Budget Or Introduce Social Health Insurance

Tanjong Karang MP Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi (Bersatu) says MOH’s 2022 budget of RM32.4 billion was “completely inadequate”, as he calls for health care spending of at least 5%-10% of the GDP or the "immediate" introduction of a social health insurance scheme.

Tag: health budget

Budget 2025 Wishlist: Higher On-Call Pay, Permanent Posts With EPF, Tax Rebates — MMA

For Budget 2025, We Need Jam Tomorrow, Not Jam Today — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

Tanjong Karang MP: Health Budget Still Too Small, SST Hike Will Impact Health Care Costs

Budget 2024 Unclear On Addressing Health Worker Brain Drain: Galen Centre

Budget 2024: More Funds For Digital Health Records, Preventive Care

Budget 2024: RM41.2 Billion For Health Ministry, Big 13% Raise From 2023

Bangi MP Funds Klinik Kesihatan Kajang Upgrade To Cut MOH Red Tape

Malaysia Needs A Madani Health Budget — Malaysian Health Coalition

Bandar Kuching MP: Allocate 2.4% Of National Health Budget To Hospital Psychiatric Services

Tanjong Karang MP: Either Double Health Budget Or Introduce Social Health Insurance

Hire Foreign Housemen, Medical Officers Now: Galen Centre

Master’s Graduates Run Hospitals On ‘Study Leave’ But Can’t Apply For Subspecialty Training — Physician

Worsening Waiting Times At Government Hospitals’ Medical Outpatient Clinics — Physician

Medical Officer Duties, Service Load Strain FMS Gazettement Training — Government Doctor

Beyond Turf: Safeguarding Malaysia’s Clinical Core Before It Thins — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin