universal health coverage Archives

8 October 2025

Letter

Budget 2026: Strategic Solutions For Sustainable Health Care — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Chan Li Jin & Prof Thiyagar Nadarajaw

Firstly, stabilise the workforce with immediate financial and career rewards. Second, decongest facilities by strategically partnering with and funding the primary care network. Last but not least, rebuild trust through inclusive governance and transparent communication.

1 July 2025

Opinion

The Insidious Privatisation Of Malaysia’s Health Care System

I resent how the government says I’m no longer welcome in public hospitals/clinics, due to my socioeconomic background, and tells me to go private and use my EPF. This “solution” to an overcrowded public health care system is privatisation in all but name.

27 March 2025

Opinion

Government’s Private Health Insurance Product Won’t Work

Ex-Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye says the government's planned private health insurance product is like setting up a TPA and that it's naive for the government to compete with existing insurers. DRG also won't work without universal coverage.

4 July 2024

Letter

The Hidden Burden To Consumers With Medical Insurance — Dr Kuljit Singh

APHM head Dr Kuljit Singh calls for national health insurance funded by taxes and lower admin costs that will "eliminate the need for private insurance firms, potentially lowering prices by allowing the government to negotiate lowest rates with insurers."

18 September 2023

World

Health Must Be Fast-Tracked For 2030

The world needs more and better skilled health workers to attain the SDG targets and continue to foster global health beyond 2030.

19 December 2019

Opinion

Framing Cancer Within The Universal Health Coverage Framework

There is a huge moral and ethical dilemma when it comes to UHC and cancer.

24 September 2019

World

World Leaders Approve Landmark UN Declaration On Universal Health Coverage

Countries pledged to invest in four major areas around primary health care.

19 June 2019

Malaysia

MMA Invites Medical Groups, Malaysians To Support Health For All

Universal health coverage is WHO's theme this year.

17 June 2019

Letter

The Titiwangsa Declaration 2019: Towards Universal Health Coverage – MMA

Leave no one behind.

22 May 2019

Malaysia

How Malaysia Will Expand Health Services For All

Pakatan Harapan aims to improve primary health care through the Peka B40 health screening programme.

Tag: universal health coverage

Budget 2026: Strategic Solutions For Sustainable Health Care — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Chan Li Jin & Prof Thiyagar Nadarajaw

The Insidious Privatisation Of Malaysia’s Health Care System

The Hidden Burden To Consumers With Medical Insurance — Dr Kuljit Singh

Health Must Be Fast-Tracked For 2030

Framing Cancer Within The Universal Health Coverage Framework

World Leaders Approve Landmark UN Declaration On Universal Health Coverage

MMA Invites Medical Groups, Malaysians To Support Health For All

The Titiwangsa Declaration 2019: Towards Universal Health Coverage – MMA

How Malaysia Will Expand Health Services For All

Hire Foreign Housemen, Medical Officers Now: Galen Centre

Master’s Graduates Run Hospitals On ‘Study Leave’ But Can’t Apply For Subspecialty Training — Physician

Worsening Waiting Times At Government Hospitals’ Medical Outpatient Clinics — Physician

Medical Officer Duties, Service Load Strain FMS Gazettement Training — Government Doctor

Beyond Turf: Safeguarding Malaysia’s Clinical Core Before It Thins — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin