21 September 2023
Delivering health care is a team effort, and an essential part of this is provided by allied health professionals.
Tag: health care workers
20 September 2023
Discrimination matters in health care because it can lead to the people being discriminated against being treated differently.
19 September 2023
Empowering allied health care workers across the entire spectrum by providing them with continuous, relevant, contextual, and updated information on how they can provide better care will translate to better patient outcomes.
18 September 2023
The world needs more and better skilled health workers to attain the SDG targets and continue to foster global health beyond 2030.
18 September 2023
In a CodeBlue poll among 87 government health care workers (predominantly doctors) nationwide, 89% of respondents attributed work problems for their mental health issues; 76% are deterred from seeking help due to perceived obstacles in career progression.
15 September 2023
MMA has received complaints about pockets of bullying still occurring in public health care facilities: HODs, specialists, MOs, HOs & other health care workers. "We urge the MOH to urgently act to once and for all, put a stop to this toxic work culture."
13 September 2023
Health care workers tirelessly prioritise and care for their patients while trying to strike a balance between their personal and professional lives.
8 September 2023
A JPA FAQ states that government health care workers, including doctors and other health care staff who wear lab coats, are exempt from the compulsory Malaysian batik dress code for federal civil servants on Thursdays.
7 September 2023
Retired JKNS deputy director Dr Venugopalan Balan tells MOH not to stigmatise health workers with mental health issues, as mental illness is extremely common. "Even among health professionals who have mental issues, they are very hesitant to come forward."
6 September 2023
Malaysia
Government Doctor Alleges Mental Health Discrimination Blocking Public Health Specialisation
A government doctor, who was open about his depression diagnosis, failed twice to complete gazettement as a public health medicine specialist. He accuses MOH of sanism (discrimination against people with mental illness) in his pre-gazettement evaluation.