health financing Archives

19 July 2024

Letter

Misallocation Of Non-Clinical Specialists In MOH — Senior Medical Officer

A senior MO says doctors with master's/ PhD in non-clinical specialties, like hospital admin, health financing and health informatics, are often relegated in MOH to being mere MOs assigned to routine clinical work, "their specialised skills underutilised."

14 June 2024

Malaysia

Some Malaysians Still Can’t Afford Health Care: NHMS 2023

The NHMS 2023 revealed that 2.3% of Malaysia’s population reported unmet health care needs. Of these, 12.9% cited treatment costs as the reason for unmet needs.

11 October 2023

Letter

Malaysia Needs A Madani Health Budget — Malaysian Health Coalition

Healthier Malaysians contribute to the economy, and health investments today will reduce health care costs in the future.

10 October 2022

Letter

2023 Health Budget Remains Stagnant Against GDP – Dr Musa Mohd Nordin

The Health Ministry’s Budget 2023 comprises 1.98% of Malaysia’s GDP, the same share as in 2022; the Health White Paper targets 5% of the GDP.

16 August 2022

Malaysia

Khairy: 2023 MOH Budget Can’t Be Smaller Than 2022

Khairy Jamaluddin says Cabinet must decide on whether to reduce “regressive” fuel subsidies to invest in public health care instead, admitting it’s very hard to double MOH’s annual budget to RM70 billion.

16 August 2022

Malaysia

Expert Proposes Strategic Purchasing For Malaysia Health Financing Reform

Prof Dr Syed Mohamed Aljunid says Indonesia’s health financing system and social health insurance doubled the country’s total health spending and halved out-of-pocket expenditure.

25 October 2021

Malaysia

Budget 2022: MOH’s Allocation Should Form 5% Of GDP

Medical groups call for digitisation in health care, ring-fenced tax revenue for NCDs, tax incentives for GPs, effective tobacco harm reduction, and ageing care post-Covid.

28 June 2021

Malaysia

PM Allocates RM400Mil For Extra Covid-19 Vaccines

The extra RM400 million allocation is to cover 130% of the population, up from 120% coverage with the earlier RM3.5 billion budget.

30 March 2021

World

Singapore To Revamp Public Health Subsidy System Amid Ageing Population

The planned change in Singapore’s inpatient and outpatient subsidies by the middle of 2022 will give bigger subsidies to lower-income patients.

Tag: health financing

Misallocation Of Non-Clinical Specialists In MOH — Senior Medical Officer

Some Malaysians Still Can’t Afford Health Care: NHMS 2023

Malaysia Needs A Madani Health Budget — Malaysian Health Coalition

Budget 2022: MOH’s Allocation Should Form 5% Of GDP

PM Allocates RM400Mil For Extra Covid-19 Vaccines

Singapore To Revamp Public Health Subsidy System Amid Ageing Population

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Serious Housemen Shortage At HSAJB, Leave Entitlements Denied — Burnt Out House Officer

How Unsafe Ratios At HSAJB Put Patients At Risk — Medical Officer