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17 April 2026

Letter

Moving Beyond Headlines: Strengthening Malaysia’s Health Care System Through Collaboration — Prof Dr M. Murallitharan

This is not the first time I highlighted a problem that no one wants to look at or even consider; nor will it be the last. I am quite used to being the unwanted or unlooked-for messenger.

17 April 2026

Letter

Distrust Is A Symptom, Not The Disease In Malaysia’s Health Care Crisis — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam, Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus & Dr Sng Kim Hock

We call on all stakeholders to move the debate away from emotional accusations of bad faith and toward the unglamorous, difficult work of price regulation. Stop blaming doctors for the medical inflation they did not create.

14 May 2025

Malaysia

Patients Are Not ‘Consumers’, Says GP

Dr Pearl Leong, a GP in KL, says she has patients, not "consumers", adding that she's more cost-conscious than her patients. She says pharmacies often don't follow her prescriptions for generic meds and give her patients more expensive supplements instead.

10 October 2023

Malaysia

Doctors Seek Government Action To Protect Patient Rights And Safety

The task force urges the government to enact regulations in order to regulate Managed Care Organisations (MCOs).

28 December 2022

Malaysia

Private Hospitals’ Emergency Rooms Full Amid Nursing Shortage

Patients in private hospitals in Klang Valley, Penang, Melaka, and JB are waiting 6-8 hours or longer in the emergency room for beds in wards due to a nursing shortage; PHFSA 1998 prohibits private hospitals from opening up beds without sufficient nurses.

23 September 2022

Opinion

Patient Safety Culture

Adverse events and harm resulting from health care are associated with the developmental status of countries and the complexity of the health care provided.

6 September 2022

Malaysia

At Kuching Town Hall, Khairy Addresses Health White Paper Advisory Council Representation

Khairy Jamaluddin tells the first HWP town hall, held in Sarawak, that he will talk to the Advisory Council co-chairs about representation from Sarawak, Sabah, and pharmacists.

12 June 2020

Malaysia

PJ Hospital Charges Patients Up To RM500 For Staff PPE

A Petaling Jaya private hospital's charges to two patients for nurses’ protective gear are more expensive than their drugs and medical procedures.

24 October 2019

Malaysia

Personal Data Of Patients In NNR Exposed To Public

Registry’s database is showing confidential data of patients due to a scripting error.

7 March 2019

Malaysia

Address Disturbing Patient Complaints, Doctors Tell MOH

One cancer patient had to stop treatment. Cancer patients are also allegedly seen two at a time in one consultation room at Sarawak General Hospital. Then there are complaints of judgmental nurses and arrogant doctors at the National Cancer Institute, Putrajaya Hospital, and Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

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Moving Beyond Headlines: Strengthening Malaysia’s Health Care System Through Collaboration — Prof Dr M. Murallitharan

Patients Are Not ‘Consumers’, Says GP

Doctors Seek Government Action To Protect Patient Rights And Safety

Private Hospitals’ Emergency Rooms Full Amid Nursing Shortage

Patient Safety Culture

At Kuching Town Hall, Khairy Addresses Health White Paper Advisory Council Representation

PJ Hospital Charges Patients Up To RM500 For Staff PPE

Personal Data Of Patients In NNR Exposed To Public

Address Disturbing Patient Complaints, Doctors Tell MOH

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

UMMC Denies Radiation Exposure Caused Staff Cancer ‘Cluster’

The Business Of Growing Old In Malaysia

Take Action Against Retail Blood Testing In Pharmacies — FPMPAM