8 November 2019 Opinion Empower Parliament To Examine Health Policies A Parliament committee should examine the case for drug price controls or a vaping ban.
5 November 2019 Malaysia Health Ministry Wins Awards For Innovative Eye, TB Tests The awards were from the Design Thinking Association of Malaysia.
4 November 2019 Malaysia Doctors: Why Can’t MOH Negotiate For Cheaper Medicines? Cancer advocates say UK and Thailand often negotiate with drug makers for lower prices.
1 November 2019 Malaysia Medical Officers May Never Get Permanent MOH Appointments Those who can’t get permanent appointments can seek work outside the Health Ministry.
25 October 2019 Malaysia MOH Gets Tiny Mental Health 2020 Budget Raise The sector’s budget is up by 2.81% from 2019.
21 October 2019 Malaysia MOH Won’t Quit Studying Medicine Price Controls Despite Pharma Opposition Mandatory drug price declarations may not be able to ensure full transparency, says Dr Lee Boon Chye.
18 October 2019 Malaysia MOH Gets Slightly Bigger 2020 Cancer Treatment Budget A 21.26% increase is allocated for the sector.
17 October 2019 Malaysia Malaysia’s Target Doctors In 2020 Below WHO Standard WHO’s target is one doctor per 400 population.
11 October 2019 Malaysia Peka B40 To Cover 40-Somethings Under Budget 2020 Current requirement is those above 50 years of age.
8 October 2019 Malaysia MACC Finds No Corruption In Public Drug Procurement The Malaysia Competition Commission found no monopoly in the Health Ministry’s drug procurement system either.