non-communicable diseases (NCD) Archives

16 June 2026

Letter

The Ticking Time Bomb: Why Malaysia’s Health Crisis Is Also A Self-Inflicted Wound — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam

Health is not an entitlement that can be abused and subsequently repaired for a nominal fee at a government clinic. It is an individual and civic responsibility.

18 March 2026

Malaysia

SSB Tax Fails To Cut Sugary Drinks Consumption: ISIS Malaysia

ISIS Malaysia says the SSB tax, a volumetric tax system, is largely ineffective in reducing sugary drinks consumption, with a 10% increase in SSB tax reducing purchases by only less than 2%. ISIS also recommends expanding the SSB tax to condensed milk.

12 March 2026

Letter

Time To Change Our Antiquated Public Health Care System — Dr DoGood

In many health care systems, blood-taking has been routinely performed by phlebotomists since the 90s, but this work frequently falls to junior doctors in Malaysia's public hospitals. Clarion calls for health care reform have fallen onto deaf ears.

26 September 2025

Malaysia

Generic-Only Policies In Private Health Care Undermine Patient Rights: MMA

MMA says blanket generic-only mandates by TPAs for private health care providers undermine professional ethics and patient rights. Requiring doctors to prescribe only by active ingredient also shifts control over the medicine choice to the corporate payer.

12 September 2025

Malaysia

KPKM Claims Only 2% Of Malaysians Can’t Afford Healthy Diet

KPKM's Draft National Food Security Blueprint 2030 claims that just 1.8% of Malaysians can't afford healthy diets. The Draft NFSB 2030 cites "rapid urbanisation, globalisation and rising income levels" for higher consumption of unhealthy food and NCD rise.

4 September 2025

Malaysia

Patient Arrivals In MOH Rose 18% From 2020 To 2023

Patient arrivals at MOH facilities (inpatient/outpatient/day care) rose 18% from 57.9 million arrivals in 2020 to 68.2 million arrivals in 2023. MOH tells the Health PSSC about plans for GP clinics to cover NCDs like diabetes under Madani Medical Scheme.

6 August 2025

Malaysia

Thousands Step Up For Health At Sunway Medical Centre’s Life Moves Festival 2025

Sunway Medical Centre leads community initiative to promote early detection, healthy lifestyle and awareness of non-communicable diseases.

5 August 2025

Malaysia

IHH CEO Says Malaysia Too Hospital-Centric, Touts Primary Care

IHH Healthcare's group CEO says Malaysia's health care system is "hospital-heavy", touting a shift to primary care and community services. In Singapore and HK, which prohibit building new private hospitals, IHH operates ambulatory and primary care centres.

2 April 2025

Malaysia

Explore Using New Multiple Myeloma Therapies Early: Expert

Recent breakthroughs in the treatment landscape bring new hope to multiple myeloma patients. A Malaysian haematologist suggests an analysis to study the cost-effectiveness of providing novel therapies early on first relapse, instead of at a later stage.

25 March 2025

Malaysia

Multiple Myeloma Increasingly Diagnosed Among Younger Malaysians: Experts

Multiple myeloma can be more severe than other blood cancers, causing hypercalcemia, renal failure, anaemia, or bone fractures. Haematologists say although multiple myeloma mainly affects the elderly, it's increasingly found in younger adults in Malaysia.

Tag: non-communicable diseases (NCD)

The Ticking Time Bomb: Why Malaysia’s Health Crisis Is Also A Self-Inflicted Wound — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam

SSB Tax Fails To Cut Sugary Drinks Consumption: ISIS Malaysia

Time To Change Our Antiquated Public Health Care System — Dr DoGood

Generic-Only Policies In Private Health Care Undermine Patient Rights: MMA

KPKM Claims Only 2% Of Malaysians Can’t Afford Healthy Diet

Patient Arrivals In MOH Rose 18% From 2020 To 2023

Thousands Step Up For Health At Sunway Medical Centre’s Life Moves Festival 2025

IHH CEO Says Malaysia Too Hospital-Centric, Touts Primary Care

Explore Using New Multiple Myeloma Therapies Early: Expert

Multiple Myeloma Increasingly Diagnosed Among Younger Malaysians: Experts

HSAJB Probes Doctor’s Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Anaesthesiologist

Taiping Hospital Medical Officers Drowning Under Cluster Expansions, Zero Housemen — Medical Officer

Malaysian Medical Negligence Damages Still Too Low: Lawyer

FDS Helicopter Crash Sparks Anger: Indemnity Form, RM30 Allowance

Malaysia’s Poisoned Chalice Of Nicotine Vape: First Lacuna, Now An Accidental ‘Ban’