Tag: Sabah

24 November 2023

MP: Why Was Tuaran Hospital’s Emergency Department Staffed With Only Junior Doctors?

Tuaran MP Madius Tangau asks how Tuaran Hospital's ED could be staffed with only junior medical officers with under 2 years' experience, after MOH sent a specialist there following a misdiagnosis case. New services have opened up, but "there are no staff".

20 September 2023

Letter

Form Independent Investigation Into Baby Snatching Suffered By Stateless Mothers — Dr Kelvin Yii

Health Minister's advisor Dr Kelvin Yii casts doubt on JKN Sabah's swift denial of the snatching of babies from stateless mothers in the state's public hospitals. "We must...prevent the possibility of a generation of stolen children in our hospitals."

15 September 2023

Malaysia

Only One Cardiologist In Entire Sabah: Shafie Apdal

Semporna MP Shafie Apdal says there's only one cardiologist in the whole region of Sabah – in Queen Elizabeth Hospital (HQE), Kota Kinabalu. He also says HQE I, with 700 beds, has to get food supplies from HQE II because HQE I doesn't have a kitchen.

23 August 2023

Malaysia

MOH: Pertussis Under Control, This Year’s Cases 53% Lower Than 2019

Health DG Dr Radzi maintains pertussis is under control, as the 329 cases reported this year as of Aug 19 are 52.8% lower than the same period in 2019. 55% of this year's cases were in Sabah, 33% among non-citizens. Vaccine coverage data was not provided.

2 August 2023

Malaysia

Hartal Projects Doubled Hospital Waiting Times – Possibly Till June 2024

Due to mass doctor relocations, HDK estimates 50%-100% spike in ED waiting times for admission, particularly in Klang Valley, Melaka, and Negeri. Even if vacancies are filled by Dec, HDK expects the impact to last till June, as floating MOs need training.

31 July 2023

Malaysia

Borneo Gains At Klang Valley’s Expense In Permanent Doctors’ Placements

In permanent MOs’ placements, Sabah & Sarawak collectively gain net 1,070 MOs, but Klang Valley loses net 360 MOs. Negeri’s HTJ, Melaka Hospital, and Selangor's Sg Buloh, Serdang, and Selayang hospitals get zero MOs, while losing >80 to ~120 doctors each.

28 July 2023

Malaysia

Doktor Gadai Emas, Keluar ASB Demi Pindah, Khidmat Di Sabah

Seorang pegawai perubatan umur 30 tahun terpaksa menggadaikan emas dan mengeluarkan simpanan ASB untuk membiayai kos perpindahan ke Sabah. Pegawai perubatan, pergigian, dan farmasi kontrak yang dilantik tetap tahun ini tidak layak tuntutan bertukar pindah.

22 July 2023

Malaysia

Government Doctors Pawn Gold, Withdraw ASB To Cover Transfer Costs

A medical officer, relocating from KL to Sabah for placement, says she and her MO friends pawned gold and withdrew from ASB to cover transfer costs. MOH says contract-turned-permanent doctors, dentists, and pharmacists aren't eligible for transfer claims.

29 June 2023

Malaysia

Sabah’s Tongod District Gets 30 Birth Control Implants In Outreach Programme

A medical outreach programme in Tongod, Sabah -- among the poorest districts in Malaysia -- provided women 30 Implanon rods, a birth control implant. The whole Tongod district and some major public specialist hospitals in Sabah receive just 3-5 rods yearly.

26 June 2023

Letter

Posting Most Doctors To Sabah And Sarawak Not The Solution – Dr Kanika

A senior consultant surgeon from the North opposes “blindly” posting most medical officers to Sabah and Sarawak, mooting a staggered approach over 3-4 years instead to avoid a shortage of trained doctors in the peninsula and sudden service disruptions.

Tag: Sabah

MP: Why Was Tuaran Hospital’s Emergency Department Staffed With Only Junior Doctors?

Form Independent Investigation Into Baby Snatching Suffered By Stateless Mothers — Dr Kelvin Yii

Only One Cardiologist In Entire Sabah: Shafie Apdal

MOH: Pertussis Under Control, This Year’s Cases 53% Lower Than 2019

Hartal Projects Doubled Hospital Waiting Times – Possibly Till June 2024

Borneo Gains At Klang Valley’s Expense In Permanent Doctors’ Placements

Doktor Gadai Emas, Keluar ASB Demi Pindah, Khidmat Di Sabah

Government Doctors Pawn Gold, Withdraw ASB To Cover Transfer Costs

Sabah’s Tongod District Gets 30 Birth Control Implants In Outreach Programme

Posting Most Doctors To Sabah And Sarawak Not The Solution – Dr Kanika

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Recognise Clinical Researchers With PhDs As Specialists: Ipoh Timor MP