public health care Archives

19 December 2025

Letter

Denial Of Basic Workers’ Rights To House Officers At Ipoh General Hospital — Housemen

Over 80 housemen from all departments of HRPB Ipoh complain about a denial of basic employment rights: no replacement leave for work on public holidays, mandatory six-day work week, and denial of weekend leave during the "tagging" phase (only one day off).

19 December 2025

FeaturesMy

Pharmacists Lose Thousands Of Ringgit In BIW Allowance Cuts For Sabah, Sarawak Postings

Pharmacist groups slam the BIW allowance cuts under SSPA for Sabah/Sarawak/Labuan postings. UF12 pharmacists appointed from Dec 2024 lose tens of thousands of ringgit over a five-year period. Sabah and Sarawak continue to rely on newly posted pharmacists.

18 December 2025

FeaturesMy

SSPA Slashes BIW Allowance For New Medical Officers Posted To Sabah, Sarawak

Under SSPA, the BIW allowance is cut to a fixed RM360 monthly rate for new P&P officers appointed Dec 2024 for postings to Sabah/Sarawak/Labuan, compared to the old BIW rate of percentage of salary. UD14 medical officers face 64% disparity in BIW payments.

17 December 2025

Malaysia

Only 57% Of Contract Doctors Reported For Duty For Permanent Posts In Sarawak

According to MOH data, only 432, or 57%, of 764 contract medical officers reported for duty for permanent placements in Sarawak this year as of November, indicating that 332 doctors were no-shows or rejected permanent appointment offers.

16 December 2025

Malaysia

MOH: 52 Nurses Swapped Placements Via Suka Sama Suka Platform

As of Dec 3, a total of 2,972 nurses registered profiles on MOH's Suka Sama Suka (P3S) platform that launched on Oct 1, of which 52 nurses (2%) successfully exchanged placements. 1,619 nurses are awaiting matches, while 1,301 have yet to apply for a swap.

12 December 2025

Malaysia

MOH Short Of Nearly 15,000 Nurses With 18% Vacancy Rate

Based on data presented to Parliament, MOH is short of 14,792 nurses, with an 18% vacancy rate for 84,286 positions. This year, as of Sept, only 99 additional nurses were recruited, leading to 69,494 nurses in service compared to 69,395 as of Dec 31, 2024.

12 December 2025

Malaysia

MPS Questions Fate Of 730 Contract Pharmacists Without Reserve Status

MPS wants a resolution for 730 senior contract pharmacists after withdrawal of their reserve status. The pharmacists' group says service delivery across multiple facilities may be compromised as pharmacists play a critical role in the health care system.

12 December 2025

Malaysia

CodeBlue’s Top 10 Most Read Stories Of 2025

CodeBlue's top 10 most read stories of 2025: Bank Negara's Reset, UMMC's fee hike, bad Malaysian diets, WBB, health insurance and private hospital charges, housemen, MOH's Raya event, ETAP and GP fee raises, and specialists in the public/private sectors.

11 December 2025

Letter

Can MInTFM Produce High Quality Family Medicine Specialists? — Medical Officer

A medical officer at a Klinik Kesihatan raises questions over the adequacy of clinical exposure for MInTFM trainees, role imbalance between the trainees and service MOs, and competency gaps after graduates qualify as a family medicine specialist.

10 December 2025

Letter

Save The Ministry Of Health Before It’s Too Late — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Dr Sng Kim Hock says the Ministry of Health must be saved before it's too late, urging MOH, Treasury, and MPs to "wake up to this reality of a sinking institution", instead of choking private health care and insurance with cost controls like Reset and DRG.

Tag: public health care

Denial Of Basic Workers’ Rights To House Officers At Ipoh General Hospital — Housemen

Pharmacists Lose Thousands Of Ringgit In BIW Allowance Cuts For Sabah, Sarawak Postings

SSPA Slashes BIW Allowance For New Medical Officers Posted To Sabah, Sarawak

Only 57% Of Contract Doctors Reported For Duty For Permanent Posts In Sarawak

MOH: 52 Nurses Swapped Placements Via Suka Sama Suka Platform

MOH Short Of Nearly 15,000 Nurses With 18% Vacancy Rate

MPS Questions Fate Of 730 Contract Pharmacists Without Reserve Status

CodeBlue’s Top 10 Most Read Stories Of 2025

Can MInTFM Produce High Quality Family Medicine Specialists? — Medical Officer

Can MInTFM Produce High Quality Family Medicine Specialists? — Medical Officer

Doctors Caution Against Redeploying Specialists From KKM Putrajaya

MOH Mulls Broadening Regulatory Scope Over Private Hospital Charges

SSPA Slashes BIW Allowance For New Medical Officers Posted To Sabah, Sarawak