National Health and Morbidity Survey 2023 Archives

28 January 2026

Letter

The Silent NCD Crisis In Malaysia: A Public Health Warning — Assistant Medical Officer

An AMO warns of Malaysia's silent NCD crisis, with a high proportion of undiagnosed chronic conditions, especially among the B40. Public health medicine specialists are underutilised. Failure to strengthen their capacity results in overwhelmed hospitals.

14 January 2025

Malaysia

Socso Pays Out 400 To 500 Mental Illness Claims Annually

Socso compensates 400 to 500 mental illness claims yearly, covering conditions like schizophrenia and major depression if they prevent workers from earning a third of their income.

18 November 2024

Letter

Diabetes In Malaysia: Breaking Down Barriers To Health And Bridging Gaps In Care — Dr Ruthashini Selvasingam, Dr Tan Cia Vei & Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming

The latest National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023 indicates that 15.6 per cent of Malaysian adults are affected by diabetes. Nearly one in six Malaysians now lives with this chronic disease.

4 November 2024

Malaysia

Building More Hospitals Without Reducing Sickness May Cause More Harm: Galen Centre

Backing top MOH official Norazman Ayob's comments on the need to reduce demand on the strained public health care system, the Galen Centre says simply building more health care facilities without addressing the root problem may cause more harm instead.

31 July 2024

Malaysia

MOH Moots 20% Tax On Sugary Drinks In ‘War On Sugar’

Health Minister Dr Dzul proposes increasing the tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) to 20% of the retail price from the current 40 sen per litre in MOH’s “War on Sugar”. MOH also suggests reformulating condensed milk, sweetened creamer, and cordial.

20 May 2024

Letter

NHMS 2023 Findings Should Be A Rude Wake-Up Call For Malaysians — Azrul Mohd Khalib

The Galen Centre suggests ending sugar subsidies or incentive payments that contradict the War on Sugar. Galen Centre also suggests that the govt impose a 10% midnight surcharge for all F&B sold in eateries from 12am-6am, earmarked for NCD treatment.

Tag: National Health and Morbidity Survey 2023

The Silent NCD Crisis In Malaysia: A Public Health Warning — Assistant Medical Officer

Socso Pays Out 400 To 500 Mental Illness Claims Annually

Diabetes In Malaysia: Breaking Down Barriers To Health And Bridging Gaps In Care — Dr Ruthashini Selvasingam, Dr Tan Cia Vei & Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming

Building More Hospitals Without Reducing Sickness May Cause More Harm: Galen Centre

MOH Moots 20% Tax On Sugary Drinks In ‘War On Sugar’

NHMS 2023 Findings Should Be A Rude Wake-Up Call For Malaysians — Azrul Mohd Khalib

Nutritionists: Follow Malaysia’s Scientific Food Pyramid, Not US Inverted Pyramid

Bleak Future For Malaysia’s Health Assurance Industry — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

Government’s Voluntary Health Insurance Plan Touts Minimum RM100,000 Annual Cover, Higher Premiums For Elderly And Sick

Transfer Allowance Opened To Contract Doctors, Pharmacists, Dentists With 2025 Permanent Appointments: Minister

Virologist Lam Sai Kit Backs Bukit Tagar Centralised Pig Farming