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14 August 2026

Letter

So, You’re The One Who Took My Salary Increment? — Sandra Laxmana

Transparency can make us uncomfortable because it exposes differences we might prefer not to see. But secrecy has its own price. It allows inequality, favouritism and poor decisions to exist without scrutiny.

3 August 2026

Malaysia

Academic Moots Unique Retention, Retirement Benefits For Health Workers

Prof Arshil suggests retention and retirement benefits specifically for health workers, like an EPF-plus model with dedicated retention allowances, post-retirement health coverage guarantees, and specialised hazard/longevity benefits. Attrition is costly.

31 July 2026

Malaysia

JPA Approves Over 13,000 New Positions For Health Workers

JPA approved 13,343 new positions without trade-offs for MOH, including 1,197 for medical officers and 3,471 for nurses. Amid 15,587 existing nursing vacancies, MOH must hire over 19,000 nurses, likely to take eight years by 2034, assuming no one quits.

31 July 2026

Malaysia

Health Workers Tout Salary Increments, Career Progression, Work Environment Over Proposed MOH Pension

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, medical assistants and public health assistants say a pension isn't the sole health worker retention tool, responding to CodeBlue's proposal for an MOH pension. They stress salary hikes, career progression, smaller workloads.

12 June 2026

Letter

Withdraw MOH Austerity Directive, Fill Health Care Vacancies — Rajiv Rishyakaran

Instead of freezing recruitment, MOF and MOH must move in the exact opposite direction. The ministries need to mandate and fund all necessary measures to aggressively fill every doctor and nurse vacancy across the country as a matter of national urgency.

6 May 2026

Malaysia

Galen Centre Moots Health Service Commission With Ring-Fenced Five-Year Funding

The Galen Centre calls for the establishment of a Health Service Commission (SPK) authorised to create and fill positions, and set salary scales, with funding for these positions ring-fenced in a 5-year fiscal framework. MPs have mixed views about the SPK.

16 April 2026

Letter

RM100 Allowance For Nurses For 17 Years: A Test Of National Leadership — MMA

MMA calls for an immediate decision to increase the post-basic nursing allowance to a minimum of RM500 per month.

2 April 2026

Letter

From Caregiver To Patient: A Nurse’s Call For Safer Chemotherapy Handling Practices — Parameswari Vadivalu

Every nurse and health care worker deserves a safe working environment. Protecting those who care for others is not only a professional obligation but a moral imperative.

13 March 2026

Malaysia

42-Hour Work Week For Nurses To Remain For Now: Dzulkefly

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says nurses will continue working a 42-hour week for now, with a reduction to 38 hours only when staffing improves. MOH is offering incentives, career progression, and digitalisation to improve working conditions and retain nurses.

11 March 2026

Letter

Nurse Migration: Can Malaysia Afford To Lose Its Caregivers? — Nadira Amalina Azizan & Wong Lee Sia

Policymakers, health care leaders, and society at large must recognise that retaining nurses is not a cost, but an investment in public health security.

Tag: nurses

So, You’re The One Who Took My Salary Increment? — Sandra Laxmana

Academic Moots Unique Retention, Retirement Benefits For Health Workers

JPA Approves Over 13,000 New Positions For Health Workers

Health Workers Tout Salary Increments, Career Progression, Work Environment Over Proposed MOH Pension

Withdraw MOH Austerity Directive, Fill Health Care Vacancies — Rajiv Rishyakaran

Galen Centre Moots Health Service Commission With Ring-Fenced Five-Year Funding

RM100 Allowance For Nurses For 17 Years: A Test Of National Leadership — MMA

From Caregiver To Patient: A Nurse’s Call For Safer Chemotherapy Handling Practices — Parameswari Vadivalu

42-Hour Work Week For Nurses To Remain For Now: Dzulkefly

Nurse Migration: Can Malaysia Afford To Lose Its Caregivers? — Nadira Amalina Azizan & Wong Lee Sia

How Non-Doctors Successfully Run Private Hospitals In Malaysia

MediAsas Doesn’t Cover Pre-Existing Conditions, Seven Years Before ‘No Look-Back’: BNM FAQ

Government Drops Appeal Against Liquid Nicotine Court Ruling

MMA Slams Insurer’s RM50 Limit For GP Visits