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7 May 2026

Malaysia

MOH Issuing New Circular On Junior Medical Officers’ Working Hours

Dr Dzul says the Health DG will issue a new circular on junior medical officers' working hours, besides stressing compliance with flexi-work guidelines for housemen. Junior doctors in Malaysia work 65 to 85 hours weekly, far higher than the UK's 40 hours.

13 April 2026

Malaysia

Nationalism Can Curb Doctor Brain Drain, Says KPPA

Public Service DG Wan Ahmad Dahlan says doctor brain drain can be curbed if doctors have a "sense of nationalism to help the country", amid very low housemen intake. MMA says doctors leave because "the system and policy don't reciprocate their love."

7 April 2026

Letter

When The System Fails Young Doctors: Lessons From HTA Housemen Scam — Clinician

It sounds like common sense not to transfer money to a personal account for official payments. But this is a profound misunderstanding of what it's like to be a houseman in Malaysia, where questioning instructions is seen as defiance. "Just follow first".

9 September 2024

Malaysia

New MMA Chief Wants ‘Appropriate’ On-Call Allowance Raise For Doctors

MMA's new president Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira calls for an "appropriate" on-call allowance raise for doctors in Budget 2025 to recognise their sacrifices, besides asking for a solution to permanent posts to retain junior doctors in the public service.

16 February 2024

Malaysia

Adeeba: ‘Egos, Vested Interests Making Us Fail Our Junior Doctors’

Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says "egos" and "vested interests" are driving the conflict between the parallel pathway and local Master's programs for specialisation in medicine, suggesting a unified training program with flexible exam options for trainees.

13 February 2024

Letter

Long Waiting Times In Public Hospitals: Look Beyond Convenient Scapegoats — Dr Muhammad Yassin

Dr Muhammad Yassin says playing the blame game by blaming all junior doctors for long waiting times in public hospitals is detrimental. "The problems of our health care system are very real. However, they won't be solved by only blaming and generalising."

21 March 2023

Malaysia

MOH’s MyHelp Channel Doesn’t Allow Anonymous Bullying Complaints

MOH's MyHelp complaints channel for workplace bullying requires complainants to provide their name, IC/ passport no, mobile no, email add, occupation. The site states: "All information will be kept confidential and only used by the Malaysian Government."

20 March 2023

Malaysia

Housemen At Sungai Buloh Hospital’s O&G Department Allege Severe Bullying, Sexual Harassment

House officers at Sungai Buloh Hospital's OB-GYN department accuse medical officers of perpetrating a "tradition" of bullying in the department, including sexual harassment, sexist slurs, and denial of annual leave and meal and rest breaks.

14 March 2023

World

UK Junior Doctors Begin Three-Day Strike For Better Pay

Junior doctors in England go on strike to protest against low pay, part of a larger trend of NHS staff demanding pay increases amid rising inflation and declining morale.

9 January 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha In 2021: Revamp The Contract Doctor System

In 2021, PKR's Dr Zaliha Mustafa supported contract doctors' CodeBlackMY campaign and spoke passionately on medical brain drain, 5-day ED waits, and to "fight" for a bigger budget to retain doctors. Over a year later, she was appointed health minister.

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MOH Issuing New Circular On Junior Medical Officers’ Working Hours

Nationalism Can Curb Doctor Brain Drain, Says KPPA

When The System Fails Young Doctors: Lessons From HTA Housemen Scam — Clinician

New MMA Chief Wants ‘Appropriate’ On-Call Allowance Raise For Doctors

Adeeba: ‘Egos, Vested Interests Making Us Fail Our Junior Doctors’

Long Waiting Times In Public Hospitals: Look Beyond Convenient Scapegoats — Dr Muhammad Yassin

MOH’s MyHelp Channel Doesn’t Allow Anonymous Bullying Complaints

Housemen At Sungai Buloh Hospital’s O&G Department Allege Severe Bullying, Sexual Harassment

UK Junior Doctors Begin Three-Day Strike For Better Pay

Zaliha In 2021: Revamp The Contract Doctor System

Health Ministry’s Spending Cuts: New Positions Frozen, Overtime Allowance Controlled

JPA Admits Concerns About New Subspecialty Training Requirement

Many Specialists From Master’s Programmes Rejected For Subspecialty Training Due To LNPT Requirement — Physician

Doctor Shortage Forces ‘Drastic Restructuring’ Of Ipoh GH’s Cardiology Service

Eat Less Chicken During Global Crises: UPM Experts