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17 July 2023

Kota Melaka MP Demands Action Over Doctor Shortages In Melaka Hospital

Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong, a government backbencher from the DAP, wants a public explanation from MOH about the real situation of doctor shortages in Melaka Hospital that has already begun cutting services. "This is quite a serious issue."

13 July 2023

Malaysia

MMA ‘Extremely Furious’ At MOH-JPA’s ‘Negligence’ In Doctor Relocations

MMA slams the doctor relocation exercise by MOH and JPA as "negligence at the highest level" that is risking patients' lives. Public hospitals like Melaka Hospital, Serdang Hospital and Miri Hospital are losing 80-100 senior MOs each, without replacements.

10 July 2023

Malaysia

Melaka Braces For Impact From Doctor Relocations, GH Cutting Services

The omission of the entire state of Melaka from doctors’ permanent placements has created a staffing crisis impending by month end, MOs say. Melaka Hospital already halted iFOBT colorectal cancer screenings and now mulls slashing elective surgeries by 50%.

9 May 2022

Malaysia

Melaka, Penang Seek To Intervene In Housemen Bullying

Penang exco Dr Norlela Ariffin says a doctor told her: “Senior doctors have to stop talking about their ‘old days’”, while Melaka exco Dr Akmal Saleh threatens action against doctors who bully others.

23 December 2021

Malaysia

Khairy: No Covid-19 Spike After Melaka Poll

Khairy Jamaluddin says the implementation of strict SOPs and increased genomic surveillance helped to control Covid-19 cases during the Nov 20 Melaka state election.

28 October 2021

Malaysia

Health Ministry Permits Election Events Outside Melaka

An MOH official says Pakatan Harapan is also permitted to organise events related to the Melaka election in Phase 4 states outside Melaka as long as SOPs are followed.

20 October 2021

Letter

Ban House Visits, Gatherings And Ceramah For Melaka Poll — MMA

Campaign virtually instead to prevent a nationwide surge of Covid-19.

30 June 2021

Letter

Why Is Melaka Banning ‘Unregistered’ PPV Volunteers? — Khoo Poay Tiong

The heads of PPVs have been instructed to only allow volunteers under the MyVac programme to assist. However, the MyVac programme has major bureaucratic and budgetary constraints.

2 October 2020

Malaysia

Melaka Government Wants Action If MOH Staff Misinformed Rep’s Covid Test Result

A Melaka state assemblyman, who visited Sabah, turned up for work after the Alor Gajah district health office allegedly told him wrongly that he was Covid-19 negative, when he had actually tested positive.

11 September 2019

Malaysia

Kanak-Kanak Perempuan Berusia 2 Tahun, Meninggal Selepas Didera

Mangsa dipercayai mengalami penderaan fizikal dan seksual.

Tag: Melaka

Kota Melaka MP Demands Action Over Doctor Shortages In Melaka Hospital

MMA ‘Extremely Furious’ At MOH-JPA’s ‘Negligence’ In Doctor Relocations

Melaka Braces For Impact From Doctor Relocations, GH Cutting Services

Melaka, Penang Seek To Intervene In Housemen Bullying

Khairy: No Covid-19 Spike After Melaka Poll

Health Ministry Permits Election Events Outside Melaka

Ban House Visits, Gatherings And Ceramah For Melaka Poll — MMA

Why Is Melaka Banning ‘Unregistered’ PPV Volunteers? — Khoo Poay Tiong

Melaka Government Wants Action If MOH Staff Misinformed Rep’s Covid Test Result

Kanak-Kanak Perempuan Berusia 2 Tahun, Meninggal Selepas Didera

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