Tag: health care system

24 September 2024

Health Care Cannot Remain Free: A Case For Private Wings In Government Hospitals — Klang Valley Medical Officer

A Klang Valley MO supports the expansion of private wings in public hospitals under RakanKKM, saying health care cannot remain free. Private wings can offer patients better medication and improve compliance, while specialist doctors get fair compensation.

20 September 2024

Opinion

Transforming The Malaysian Health Care System: Modernising Health Infrastructure — Part 3

Galen Centre's Azrul Mohd Khalib highlights mission-critical areas in modernising health infrastructure: ageing infrastructure and equipment; hospital design, mould, and fire safety; health information systems; and whether there are too many hospitals.

6 September 2024

Opinion

Transforming Malaysia’s Health Care System: Reforming The Health Care Financing System — Part 1

Galen Centre suggests national health and social insurance for health and aged care, besides abolishing RM1/ RM5 fees in public system. These fees collect <0.5% of total health expenditure. Patients shouldn't have to pay anything at point of registration.

5 September 2024

Letter

When Not Sleeping Is A Crime — Perak Health Care Worker

A health care worker in Perak opposes raising health worker wages to incentivise long working hours, instead of ensuring sufficient sleep to avoid risking patients' lives. Expecting health care professionals to be superhuman is unacceptable and unethical.

30 July 2024

Letter

Improving Access And Resources For Rural Malaysians — Yap Yoong Hong

The disparity in health care access between rural and urban areas underscores the urgent need for comprehensive medical reforms.

10 July 2024

Letter

Operating Room Nurse Burnout: A Global Challenge With SDG Solutions — Kalivani Poongawanam

Building a support network, sharing best practices, and crafting collective solutions can pave the way for reducing burnout rates and improving health care.

6 June 2024

Letter

Health Care Workers Are Our Invaluable Assets — Dzulkefly Ahmad

Dr Dzul says there's no quick fix for human resource issues. The MOH agrees on prioritising health care workers' well-being, including better work-life balance and fair compensation, and is revisiting practices like long on-call hours.

17 May 2024

Malaysia

Health Care Should Be Colour Blind: DAP MP

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii says the proposal to open UiTM's cardiothoracic surgery postgrad to non-Bumi was meant to tackle a "severe" cardiothoracic surgeon shortage, not to challenge constitutional rights, adding health care shouldn't be racialised.

10 May 2024

Letter

Beyond Borders: A Malaysian Nurse’s Odyssey In The Heart Of Swedish Health Care — Sandra Laxmana

Fostering a culture of openness and positivity, free from blame, is crucial for retaining staff in health care settings, says Sandra Laxmana, a Malaysian nurse currently working in the Swedish health care system.

26 April 2024

World

Is Southeast Asia’s Health Care Workforce Ready For Climate Change?

Across the region, it’s never been more critical to cultivate a resilient health care workforce capable of addressing climate-induced public health issues.

Tag: health care system

Health Care Cannot Remain Free: A Case For Private Wings In Government Hospitals — Klang Valley Medical Officer

Transforming The Malaysian Health Care System: Modernising Health Infrastructure — Part 3

When Not Sleeping Is A Crime — Perak Health Care Worker

Improving Access And Resources For Rural Malaysians — Yap Yoong Hong

Operating Room Nurse Burnout: A Global Challenge With SDG Solutions — Kalivani Poongawanam

Health Care Workers Are Our Invaluable Assets — Dzulkefly Ahmad

Health Care Should Be Colour Blind: DAP MP

Beyond Borders: A Malaysian Nurse’s Odyssey In The Heart Of Swedish Health Care — Sandra Laxmana

Is Southeast Asia’s Health Care Workforce Ready For Climate Change?

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): The New Standard Of Care For Prostate Cancer — Dr Aminudin Rahman Mohd Mydin

MOH Mandates Two Suppliers In Off-Patent Drugs, Medical Devices Procurement

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

RakanKKM Must Not Compromise Public Service, Overwork MOH Staff — Hartal Doktor Kontrak

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