14 April 2022
Wong Kah Woh says MOH cooperated in furnishing documents requested in PAC’s MySejahtera probe, while Khairy Jamaluddin says he was transparent in his testimony.
Tag: public health
29 November 2021
Selangor also increased its budget allocation for public health to RM65 million for 2022, an increase of RM8.5 million from 2021.
5 November 2021
University of Malaya’s Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy says the public health budget must be judiciously used so that it is not overly Covid-centric.
1 November 2021
The Health Ministry’s health education and disease control allocations for 2022 were increased by 27% and 12% respectively from this year.
22 February 2021
Public health must be accorded the position it truly deserves in the larger scheme of protecting and promoting the nation’s health.
23 November 2020
Doctors and pharmacists say that under a consolidated 2021 MOH budget, with nothing at all allocated for pharmacy aside from staff emoluments, individual departments that typically run out of money by July or August have no safety net while waiting for extra funding approved under the Supplementary Supply Bill to come in.
10 August 2020
We urge the government to look into the suggested 20% increase in allocations and prioritise spending on preventive medicine, education and the upgrading of primary care facilities.
29 July 2020
Dr Lee Boon Chye questions if Malaysia’s all-cause mortality rose in the first six months of 2020.
20 May 2020
The public health team at UMMC's Covid-19 Crisis Command Centre tirelessly conducts contact tracing activities, risk assessments, and performs symptoms surveillance for our hospital health care workers.
13 January 2020
Malaysia should provide free health care to non-citizens, funded by existing levies on foreign workers, private insurance, or taxes.