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.
Ipoh Timor MP Howard Lee has urged the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Cooperatives Development (MECD) to allocate funds to support social enterprise mobile care units for wound care services provided at home.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) director Dr Rohana Johan emphasised the need for digitisation of patient records in her briefing to Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa today.
Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai joins King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, where the King praised health care workers’ efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.
With about 8.1 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia having all risk factors for chronic diseases, it is important to inculcate healthy habits among families.
Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa reminds medical practitioners of their Hippocratic oath, calling for patient treatment to be prioritised regardless of race, ethnicity, or dress code.
Despite progress on key issues like talent outflow, emergency department congestion, and vaping, Galen CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib highlights safety concerns and transparency issues in public health care and GLCs.
Ipoh Timor MP Howard Lee calls for MOH to explore hospital partnerships or utilising federal buildings to ease overcrowding in Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital.
FPMPAM, noting that the unity government has now passed its first 100 days, calls for a royal commission on health care: “As doctors, we can clearly see that something is not going right. Has the MOH been on autopilot all these years?”.