16 April 2026
MMA calls for an immediate decision to increase the post-basic nursing allowance to a minimum of RM500 per month.
Tag: health human resources
16 April 2026
Malaysians must continue to receive safe, accessible and high-quality dental care, within a system that is sustainable and equitable for all.
16 April 2026
Malaysia has a strong foundation of dedicated health care professionals, and we must ensure that the system supports them as much as they have supported the nation.
15 April 2026
Letter
When Performance Takes A Back Seat: Rethinking Promotion Culture In Malaysia’s Public Health Sector — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin
Restoring confidence in promotion practices is not just about fairness. It is about safeguarding the future effectiveness, morale, and integrity of our public health institutions.
14 April 2026
Letter
‘Zero Pending’, Zero Safety, Zero HCWs: The Burning Crisis At Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Health Worker
To hit a 4-hour ETD clearance target at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, patients are pushed out of the emergency room and dumped into a multidisciplinary ward, regardless of their diagnosis or stability. Staff who try to delay unsafe admissions are threatened.
10 April 2026
Malaysian health care workers are at a breaking point due to fuel subsidy rationalisations during an energy crisis and mandatory job rotation policies in the service. MOH staff exempted from WFH are the most exposed to rising costs of physical mobility.
9 April 2026
Letter
BIW Allowance Cut, Expensive Flight Tickets Complicating Travel To Peninsula — Medical Officer
The BIW allowance reduction to RM360, coupled with an automatic BISH allowance cut, leaves us with just extra RM60 compared to our friends working in Semenanjung. I can't visit my baby back home because of expensive flight tickets amid the Iran war.
6 April 2026
Consider interim contract extensions for affected pharmacists, pending the issuance of formal appointment letters, to prevent disruption of services and avoid premature workforce attrition. Many of the affected pharmacists have served for several years.
6 April 2026
Contracts for the 2021 contract dental officer cohort are set to end today (April 6), July 11, and Sept, without clear direction on permanent appointments or extensions. These dentists have contributed to service delivery in the public health care system.
3 April 2026
An admin assistant allegedly conned at least 187 housemen in Tunku Azizah Hospital’s paeds department out of over RM47,000 over 2.5 years since Sept 2023. Her two-prong scam: RM900 “refund” for “overpaid” emoluments and RM45 “fee” for a compulsory course.