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9 August 2022

Malaysia Spends Over RM9.65 Billion Annually On Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, And Cancer In Health Care Costs

Based on 2017 data, a new MOH-WHO report reveals that annual direct health care costs of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer in Malaysia exceed RM9.65 billion; combined with lost productivity costs, the burden of the three NCDs is RM22.5 billion.

3 June 2022

Malaysia

The Real Cost Of Cancer In Malaysia

Sew Boon Lui, who has advanced breast cancer, says targeted therapy costs over RM6,000 monthly, chemotherapy over RM5,500 every 3 weeks, PET scans RM3,000 every 2 to 3 months; Socso covers a quarter of her chemo drug.

24 May 2022

Malaysia

Malaysia To Raise Funding To WHO By 40%

Malaysia’s contributions to WHO for 2022-2023 are about RM14mil, which the government has agreed to increase by 20% to RM16.8mil for 2024-2025 and by 40% to RM19.6mil for 2028-2029, based on current exchange rates.

5 April 2022

Malaysia

Jemilah: Consider Zakat, Wakaf To Fund Health Insurance For The Poor

Dr Jemilah Mahmood says the cost of decanting patients to the private sector was “high” under the now-disbanded GKVSTF, when Covid-19 cases peaked during last year’s Delta wave.

4 April 2022

Malaysia

MOH Mulls Exempting Health Care Charges For Indigenous Community

Khairy Jamaluddin says the government is always concerned about the health of Malaysians and strives to reduce B40 patients’ financial burdens.

31 March 2022

Letter

White Paper On Future-Proof Health System: Who Is Paying For Health Care Now? — Chua Hong Teck

There will be many more shocks, stresses, and challenges to the health care system, and Malaysia must be ready to face them in the near future.

15 March 2022

Malaysia

Health Reform White Paper Expected In November, Khairy Admits ‘Chronic Underinvestment’ In Health

Khairy Jamaluddin says proposals in the health care reform White Paper span 15 years and will survive government or ministerial changes.

17 February 2022

Malaysia

IKN Wants Option For Cancer Patients To Pay Full Prices

The National Cancer Institute (IKN) wants the full paying patient (FPP) service to help retain oncologists, as many have left for the private sector.

28 January 2022

Malaysia

Medicine Price Controls May Erase RM206Bil From Economy

A cost-benefit analysis estimates that for every RM1 saved from drug price controls, about RM4.30 is lost to Malaysia, besides decreased health care access and poorer health outcomes for Malaysians.

21 January 2022

Opinion

Health Economics (Part 2): Why Conduct Health Economic Evaluations?

Most existing health systems can reemerge after recalibration with their integral values intact and deliver in answer to its objectives.

Tag: health care cost

Malaysia Spends Over RM9.65 Billion Annually On Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, And Cancer In Health Care Costs

The Real Cost Of Cancer In Malaysia

Malaysia To Raise Funding To WHO By 40%

Jemilah: Consider Zakat, Wakaf To Fund Health Insurance For The Poor

MOH Mulls Exempting Health Care Charges For Indigenous Community

White Paper On Future-Proof Health System: Who Is Paying For Health Care Now? — Chua Hong Teck

Health Reform White Paper Expected In November, Khairy Admits ‘Chronic Underinvestment’ In Health

IKN Wants Option For Cancer Patients To Pay Full Prices

Medicine Price Controls May Erase RM206Bil From Economy

Health Economics (Part 2): Why Conduct Health Economic Evaluations?

Closed In Three Hospitals, MOH’s FPP Service Severely Cut Post-Pandemic

Don’t Fear Lawsuits From Performing CPR: IJN Doctor

Battling NCD Crisis Starts With Eating Right To Get To Healthy Weight

Doctors Warn Of ‘Dua Darjat’, Insufficient Beds And Staff To Expand MOH Private Wings

Dr Tay Tien Yaa’s Suicide Has Exposed Flaws In Health Care System — Members Of The Board Of Visitors Of Putrajaya Hospital