rural health Archives

26 February 2026

Letter

The Imminent Collapse Of Rural Primary Care — Government Doctor

With only over half of housemen positions filled nationwide, the ripple effect spreads to rural health clinics beyond training hospitals. Rural facilities are moving past "increased workload" into the territory of service cessation.

15 August 2025

Malaysia

Top Five Highlights Of Health Minister’s Sabah Tour

The top 5 highlights of Dr Dzul's tour of Sabah include a focus on primary and preventive care, such as MR vaccination, clinics operating like "cottage hospitals" on an island, a planned Tawau Wellness Hub as a community centre, and rural clinic upgrades.

17 February 2025

Malaysia

NGOs Demand Decentralised Health Care Governance In Sarawak

Sarawak CSOs call for health care decentralisation to regional and district levels to tackle logistical challenges and improve access. Their report highlights poor clinic conditions, high OOP costs and urges revitalising the Village Health Promoter scheme.

13 February 2025

Malaysia

Sarawak NGOs Call For Disaggregated Health Data On Remote Communities

Sarawak CSOs urge MOH to fund better data collection for health care in remote areas. Current surveys often miss underserved groups, obscuring inequalities. Disaggregated data and expanded digital infrastructure are vital for effective policies and access.

5 October 2023

Malaysia

MOH To Improve Workers’ Quarters In East Malaysia: Minister’s Advisor

Dr Kelvin Yii says MOH is improving workers' quarters in Borneo to incentivise doctors to serve, adding that though MOH wants to raise doctors' pay, this is up to MOF and JPA. "Sometimes I come from a meeting and I'm very angry, but we are trying."

28 September 2023

Letter

Budget 2024 Wish List: Health Care Human Resource Development, Rural Health Services, NCDs — MMA

MMA's Budget 2024 wish list includes a bigger development budget, health workforce development, rural health, expanding SPM to cover NCDs, digitalisation, and higher taxes on high-sugar food and beverage.

16 March 2023

Malaysia

Audit: MOH Paid RM660,000 For Air Ambulance Services Without Contract

According to the AG’s report, direct payments for air ambulance services were divided into smaller amounts for the outbound and return trips to avoid a direct purchase limit of RM20,000.

8 March 2023

Malaysia

Sarawak Patients Travel Hundreds Of Kilometres For Medical Treatment

Sibu MP Oscar Ling Chai Yew said Sibu and Miri residents are forced to travel to Kuching for radiotherapy and cardiac treatment, resulting in fatalities for many cardiac patients.

6 March 2023

Malaysia

Batang Sadong MP Wants Return Of 1Malaysia Clinics

Batong Sadong MP Rodiyah Sapiee (GPS) calls for the return of 1Malaysia clinics, or a rebranded Klinik Rahmah, or clinics under whatever name, to provide health consultation services for people with mild conditions who live in the interior.

22 December 2022

Opinion

Upgrading The Surgical Capability Of District Hospitals In Sarawak From Primary Emergency Operations To Satellite Training Hospitals And Elective Surgery

Since the 1970s, medical officers in Sarawak have been trained and have provided life-saving emergency surgical, orthopaedic, and obstetric operations in district hospitals.

Tag: rural health

The Imminent Collapse Of Rural Primary Care — Government Doctor

Top Five Highlights Of Health Minister’s Sabah Tour

NGOs Demand Decentralised Health Care Governance In Sarawak

Sarawak NGOs Call For Disaggregated Health Data On Remote Communities

MOH To Improve Workers’ Quarters In East Malaysia: Minister’s Advisor

Budget 2024 Wish List: Health Care Human Resource Development, Rural Health Services, NCDs — MMA

Audit: MOH Paid RM660,000 For Air Ambulance Services Without Contract

Sarawak Patients Travel Hundreds Of Kilometres For Medical Treatment

Batang Sadong MP Wants Return Of 1Malaysia Clinics

Upgrading The Surgical Capability Of District Hospitals In Sarawak From Primary Emergency Operations To Satellite Training Hospitals And Elective Surgery

‘Zero Pending’, Zero Safety, Zero HCWs: The Burning Crisis At Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Health Worker

Malaysia Faces Emerging Shortage Of Dialysers, Haemodialysis Components

UMMC Denies Radiation Exposure Caused Staff Cancer ‘Cluster’

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

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