health care ecosystem Archives

19 January 2026

Letter

Aligning Incentives, Not Assigning Blame: A Path Forward For Malaysia’s Health Assurance Industry — Dr Raymond Choy

If Malaysia can move the conversation away from defending silos and toward aligning incentives, there remains a credible path forward for a resilient and sustainable health assurance industry.

13 November 2025

Letter

Finding The Equilibrium: Why Malaysia’s Health Care Needs Collaboration, Not Confrontation — Dr Raymond Choy

The solution lies not in litigation or finger-pointing, but in co-creating a new health care contract, one based on trust, transparency, and shared value.

5 November 2025

Letter

Uneven Playing Field: Why Are GPs Subjected To More Regulation Than Pharmacies? — APPS

A level playing field will not only protect patients but also preserve trust, professionalism, and harmony within Malaysia’s health care ecosystem.

19 September 2025

Letter

MOH Blames Doctors, But Shields Insurers And MCOs — Association Of Private Practitioners Sabah

APPS accuses MOH of targeting private health care providers, while shielding insurers/MCOs/TPAs that are interfering with patients' treatment. GPs are blamed for drug price discrepancy, but MOH procures generics at 100%-150% higher prices than originals.

24 July 2025

Letter

A Blind Spot In Malaysia’s Right To Health — Sri Ameera Abdul Rahim

Student nurses in Malaysia, often unseen yet embedded in every ward, face exhaustion, trauma, and exclusion in training. Treating them with dignity is vital, as investing in their well-being strengthens a compassionate, people‑centred health system.

22 July 2025

Letter

Supporting Balanced, Regulated Growth Of Online Health Care — Dr Raymond Choy

Dr Raymond Choy, a digital health provider, supports enacting an Act to regulate online health care services, acknowledging concerns around potential misuse. "However, these risks underscore the need for structured regulation, not blanket restriction."

27 May 2025

Letter

De-Gazette Clinics From Act 723 After Moving Drug Price Display Mandate — Malaysian Medical Association

MMA urges the government to degazette medical clinics from the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 (Act 723) once the medicine price display policy is shifted from Act 723 to the Private Healthcare Facilities & Services Act 1998 (Act 586).

28 April 2025

Malaysia

Sunway To Build Multi-Specialty Tertiary Hospital In Putrajaya

Putrajaya Holdings and Sunway Healthcare Holdings sign an agreement to develop a multi-specialty tertiary hospital in Precinct 7, Putrajaya. The private hospital will have over 300 beds, catering not just to Putrajaya residents but southern Klang Valley.

24 April 2025

Malaysia

Why Hold Grand Party At All? Health Workers Ask MOH

After Siti Nurhaliza's statement about performing FOC at MOH's Raya event, health workers say it's not just about the money, but why HQ organised a lavish event despite serious problems in the health service, like staff allowances and equipment shortages.

22 April 2025

Letter

MOH Must Lead By Example, Display Project Tenders — Dr James Jeremiah

Dr James Jeremiah tells MOH to first display the details of project tenders. "If MOH demands full drug price display from small, single-doctor clinics, then Malaysians deserve to see the cost of every MOH project, down to the last screw and toilet brush."

Tag: health care ecosystem

Aligning Incentives, Not Assigning Blame: A Path Forward For Malaysia’s Health Assurance Industry — Dr Raymond Choy

Finding The Equilibrium: Why Malaysia’s Health Care Needs Collaboration, Not Confrontation — Dr Raymond Choy

Uneven Playing Field: Why Are GPs Subjected To More Regulation Than Pharmacies? — APPS

MOH Blames Doctors, But Shields Insurers And MCOs — Association Of Private Practitioners Sabah

A Blind Spot In Malaysia’s Right To Health — Sri Ameera Abdul Rahim

Supporting Balanced, Regulated Growth Of Online Health Care — Dr Raymond Choy

De-Gazette Clinics From Act 723 After Moving Drug Price Display Mandate — Malaysian Medical Association

Sunway To Build Multi-Specialty Tertiary Hospital In Putrajaya

Why Hold Grand Party At All? Health Workers Ask MOH

MOH Must Lead By Example, Display Project Tenders — Dr James Jeremiah

Pork Importers Back Pig Farming Ban In Selangor

Time To Phase Out Colonial-Era PTD Scheme From Malaysia’s Civil Service

Sultan Sharafuddin Wants Total Pig Farming Ban In Selangor

Half Of EPF Members Have Under RM50,000, KWAP Warns Of ‘Optimism Bias’

Critical Manpower Shortage, Unsafe Working Conditions At HTAR Klang — Medical Officer