Tag: Health White Paper

6 September 2023

APHM Wants Regulatory Body Governing Private Health Financing

APHM says MOH is "aggressively" exploring a public-private partnership model, which entails introducing private financing. APHM wants a regulatory body to govern reimbursement by private payors, as attempts to reduce costs may affect health care coverage.

18 August 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha: Madani Government Solved Contract Doctor Issue Until Mid-Term

Dr Zaliha claims the Madani govt solved the contract doctor issue till mid-term, as 12,800 doctors will be absorbed into permanent service over 3 years, including >4k this year. Tens of thousands of doctors remain on contract, including new cohorts yearly.

8 August 2023

Letter

Newer Subspecialties: Adding Value To The Health White Paper? – Dr Lokman Mohd Noh

Clinical immunology is an established subspecialty practice in many other countries. Straying from accepted global practice would put us at a disadvantage when it comes to treating immune mediated diseases.

11 July 2023

Malaysia

Hartal Wants Minimum Three-Month Freeze Of Doctor Transfers

Hartal Doktor Kontrak calls for a temporary suspension of permanent MO transfers for 3-6 months, while their junior replacements (floating MOs) get trained. Melaka state health exco Ngwe Hee Sem is set to meet Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa on July 20.

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.

23 June 2023

Letter

What’s The True North Of The Health White Paper? – Chua Hong Teck

Health analyst Chua Hong Teck writes that the Health White Paper (HWP) lacks clear targets, without specific numbers for lower prevalence of NCDs over the next 15 years. The HWP only has general statements. "There must be a clear and definite True North".

20 June 2023

Malaysia

All Malaysians To Be Registered With Primary Care Service Provider: Health White Paper

The Health White Paper proposes registering Malaysians with a primary health care (PHC) provider of their choice. PHC services, carried out by multidisciplinary teams, will coordinate referrals to specialists or hospitalisation with the use of EMR.

20 June 2023

Opinion

Health White Paper Omits Paramount Patient Safety

"There was no mention of a safer health system in the Health White Paper (HWP). When there is global recognition that patient safety is a continuing issue in health care delivery, it was ignored in the HWP. This was a monumental omission" – Dr Milton Lum.

19 June 2023

Malaysia

White Paper Moots Health KPIs, Budgets Across Ministries

The Health White Paper proposes forming a Health in All Policies Task Force to monitor KPIs and budgets for health projects across ministries and agencies to address the social determinants of health. The task force will also address social/ aged care.

16 June 2023

Malaysia

Abolish, Don’t Raise Public Health Care Fees: Galen

The Galen Centre wants the RM1 and RM5 fees in MOH facilities to be removed altogether, saying it’s pointless to raise them even by 900% to RM10 and RM50 respectively, touting national health insurance instead as a more sustainable financing solution.

Tag: Health White Paper

APHM Wants Regulatory Body Governing Private Health Financing

Zaliha: Madani Government Solved Contract Doctor Issue Until Mid-Term

Newer Subspecialties: Adding Value To The Health White Paper? – Dr Lokman Mohd Noh

Hartal Wants Minimum Three-Month Freeze Of Doctor Transfers

Health Minister Admits Staff Shortages Amid Spike In Patient Visits

What’s The True North Of The Health White Paper? – Chua Hong Teck

All Malaysians To Be Registered With Primary Care Service Provider: Health White Paper

Health White Paper Omits Paramount Patient Safety

White Paper Moots Health KPIs, Budgets Across Ministries

Abolish, Don’t Raise Public Health Care Fees: Galen

Proposed Medical Act Amendment ‘Huge Mistake’ With Non-Accredited Parallel Pathway: Paediatric Surgeon

University Opposition Swells Against Amending Medical Act For Parallel Pathway

IJN Directs Cardiothoracic Parallel Trainees to Get UiTM ‘Accreditation’ After MMC’s Non-Recognition

Hisham Didn’t Have A ‘Split Personality’ As Health DG, MMC President: Lawyers

MOH To Offer More HLP Scholarships, Parallel Pathway Slots Amid MMC Dispute