Tag: primary care

28 March 2023

Brain Drain In Malaysia’s Primary Care: Why It Matters – Frustrated Malaysian GP

Family medicine specialists (FMS) in Malaysia are frequently encumbered with non-clinical tasks, excessive paperwork, and superfluous meetings. They also face demands to oversee numerous public health initiatives, despite their clinical expertise.

29 December 2022

Letter

MySejahtera Appointment System Can’t Solve Emergency Department Overcrowding — Dr Lina

Stable patients who don't want to wait for their appointments in primary health clinics turn to ED. Appointments at specialist clinics are often 6 to 9 months away.

28 December 2022

Malaysia

Despite MySejahtera Procurement Uncertainty, Minister Announces App’s Expansion For Primary Care Appointments

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa announces a MySejahtera appointment system at public primary care facilities for 2023. But Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim hasn’t announced if the government has procured the app, or how much payment has or will be made.

14 April 2020

Letter

More Is Needed to Support Primary Care Frontlines – Winnie Ong

It is not only during a crisis that we should reflect on how much healthcare workers and the impact they have on population health outcomes, are supported by the way healthcare is organized, financed and delivered.

9 October 2019

Malaysia

Budget 2020 Wishlist: Bigger Health Funding, Tax Exemptions

Health care players also want focus on aged care and tax rebates for caretakers.

Tag: primary care

Brain Drain In Malaysia’s Primary Care: Why It Matters – Frustrated Malaysian GP

MySejahtera Appointment System Can’t Solve Emergency Department Overcrowding — Dr Lina

Despite MySejahtera Procurement Uncertainty, Minister Announces App’s Expansion For Primary Care Appointments

More Is Needed to Support Primary Care Frontlines – Winnie Ong

Budget 2020 Wishlist: Bigger Health Funding, Tax Exemptions

Do We Love Our Children? — Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Yuenwah San, Dr Selva Kumar Sivapunniam, PH Wong, Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Hartini Zainudin, Sangeet Kaur Deo

Landmark UN Report Highlights Malaysia’s Mandatory Death Penalty Abolition For Drug Offences

Malaysia Approves First Long-Acting Injectable HIV Prevention Drug

12MP Review: Government Exploring New Health Financing Model

MOH Now Allows Foreign Nurses To Work In Malaysia: APHM