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26 June 2023

Malaysia

MMA, Hartal Denounce ‘Misinformation’ By MOH On Doctors’ On-Call Allowance

The Malaysian Medical Association and Hartal Doktor Kontrak slam "fake" claims and "misinformation" in MOH's statement defending the current rate of doctors' on-call allowance, including the claim that UD52 specialist doctors earn over RM17,000 a month.

21 June 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha: 15% Of MOH’s Medical Specialists Stationed in Sabah, Sarawak

About 15.1% of MOH’s specialist workforce are in Sabah and Sarawak, with Sabah having 503 specialists (7.3%) and Sarawak having 539 specialists (7.8%), as of March 31, 2023.

14 June 2023

Letter

Health White Paper: Specialists’ Role In Strengthening Primary Care – AMM

"There is a need to look at the positions offered by the MOH, besides the funding and pathways involved in training doctors to be specialists in their respective fields." – Academy of Medicine of Malaysia.

9 January 2023

Malaysia

Not Only Junior Doctors, Specialists In Public Sector Underpaid And Overworked: MMA

Doctors also have family and financial commitments and, “for the sake of their sanity”, need work-life balance that has been non-existent for most in public health care.

22 July 2020

Malaysia

Sarawak Specialists Up To 18 Times Fewer Than West Coast Peninsula: SUPP

Medical officers from the peninsula who were offered a six-month extended contract did not turn up for work at Sarawak General Hospital, says the Meradong assemblyman.

15 July 2020

Malaysia

MOH Tells Contract Doctors To Pay Own Way For Specialisation

The nearly 24,000 permanent medical officers suffices for the number of extra specialists needed in MOH.

17 January 2020

Malaysia

Higher Specialist Fees Expected, But Curbed By Competition

Private hospital specialists may increase their fees if they feel they can maintain their clientele, but some will be sensitive to high costs for their patients.

15 January 2020

Malaysia

Health Minister Can U-Turn Unless Parliament Approves Doctors’ Fee Deregulation

Amend the law so the decision to deregulate private medical practitioners’ consultation fees won't be overturned in future, urges Dr Milton Lum.

5 September 2019

Malaysia

Sunway Sponsoring Government Medical Officers’ Postgrad Studies Until 2024

The scholarship programme for 2020/2021 covers radiology, pathology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, clinical oncology and nuclear medicine.

Tag: specialists

MMA, Hartal Denounce ‘Misinformation’ By MOH On Doctors’ On-Call Allowance

Zaliha: 15% Of MOH’s Medical Specialists Stationed in Sabah, Sarawak

Health White Paper: Specialists’ Role In Strengthening Primary Care – AMM

Not Only Junior Doctors, Specialists In Public Sector Underpaid And Overworked: MMA

Sarawak Specialists Up To 18 Times Fewer Than West Coast Peninsula: SUPP

MOH Tells Contract Doctors To Pay Own Way For Specialisation

Higher Specialist Fees Expected, But Curbed By Competition

Health Minister Can U-Turn Unless Parliament Approves Doctors’ Fee Deregulation

Sunway Sponsoring Government Medical Officers’ Postgrad Studies Until 2024

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

Report: Treasury Wants RM3b Cut To Health Ministry’s 2026 Budget

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

Take Action Against Retail Blood Testing In Pharmacies — FPMPAM

Don’t Blame MOH Alone For Health Workforce Shortages — MMA