health care worker shortage Archives

11 September 2025

Malaysia

Ex-Minister Demands Compensation From Singapore For Poaching Malaysian Doctors, Nurses

Ex-minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan wants the Singapore government to compensate the Malaysia government for stealing our doctors & nurses. Singapore's "capitalism without soul" is undermining Malaysia's mission to provide adequate and affordable health care.

11 March 2024

Letter

Shift System Will Only Work At Health Facilities With Sufficient Manpower — MMA

MMA urges the government to address health care worker maldistribution as first steps and ensure that any change in working hours will not affect doctor's income from allowances, saying a shift system will only work if there's sufficient manpower.

21 December 2023

Malaysia

Allow Foreign Care Workers Amid Acute Geriatric Staff Shortages: Experts

Geriatric and doctors' groups call for foreign-trained care workers, as aged care service providers face "unprecedented challenges" with acute staff shortages. Aged/ social care falls through the crack due to conflicting jurisdiction between MOH and KPWKM.

15 December 2023

Malaysia

December Doctor Relocations Repeat July ‘Fiasco’ With Staff Shortages, Resignations

A Melaka Hospital surgeon says next Monday's medical officer relocations are a "repeat of the same fiasco" as the July 31 exercise, with Melaka Hospital set to lose 16 MOs (13 transfers and 3 resignations). In HKL's ED, 6 of 8 new permanent MOs quit.

8 December 2023

Malaysia

Health In Anwar Government’s First Year: Grade D – CodeBlue Review

Health didn't improve in the Anwar govt's first year; it wasn’t even status quo, but worsened due to abhorrent policies, notably liquid nicotine delisting & forced resignations on contract doctors & pharmacists. CodeBlue marks the govt Grade D for health.

10 October 2023

Malaysia

MOH Relocates Another 1,912 Health Workers To Fill Permanent Positions

The upcoming Dec 18 relocation involves 1,226 medical officers, 216 dental officers, and 470 pharmacy officers, following the placement exercise of over 4,000 medical officers in July.

26 July 2023

Letter

How Many People Have To Die Before Doctor Shortages Are Resolved? – Dr Elena

A medical officer says like HKL, Melaka Hospital is also suffering doctor shortages due to relocations. Patients are stranded in Melaka GH's ED for nearly 2-3 days. "I've seen patients, who were initially stable upon presentation, deteriorate and succumb."

21 July 2023

Letter

Tackling Health Workforce Maldistribution In Malaysia – Dr Ginsky Chan

Dr Ginsky Chan says the root cause for the “understaffed”, “overworked” and “underpaid” experience in selected hospitals is worker maldistribution. "The number of health workers in Malaysia is arguably sufficient when benchmarked against international standards."

18 July 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha Touts Public-Private Partnerships For Better Health Care

At Sunway Medical Centre Penang's launch, Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa says MOH is fostering public-private partnerships to boost health care access. Meanwhile, the public sector is suffering severe staff shortages from nationwide doctor relocations.

30 June 2023

Malaysia

Health Minister Admits Staff Shortages Amid Spike In Patient Visits

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa admits there are staff shortages in MOH health care facilities due to a sudden spike in patient visits. MOH has initiated various short- to long-term measures, including filling 4,263 permanent positions for MOs by July.

Tag: health care worker shortage

Ex-Minister Demands Compensation From Singapore For Poaching Malaysian Doctors, Nurses

Shift System Will Only Work At Health Facilities With Sufficient Manpower — MMA

Allow Foreign Care Workers Amid Acute Geriatric Staff Shortages: Experts

December Doctor Relocations Repeat July ‘Fiasco’ With Staff Shortages, Resignations

Health In Anwar Government’s First Year: Grade D – CodeBlue Review

MOH Relocates Another 1,912 Health Workers To Fill Permanent Positions

How Many People Have To Die Before Doctor Shortages Are Resolved? – Dr Elena

Tackling Health Workforce Maldistribution In Malaysia – Dr Ginsky Chan

Zaliha Touts Public-Private Partnerships For Better Health Care

Health Minister Admits Staff Shortages Amid Spike In Patient Visits

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

Coronary Stent Excluded From Civil Servants’ GL Coverage In Public Hospitals: UiTM