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Malaysia's health workers say an MOH pension alone won't retain staff. They want better pay, clear career pathways, smaller workloads and better work environments.

JPA has approved 13,343 new MOH posts — including 1,197 medical officers and 3,471 nurses — for 256 new or upgraded facilities. But 15,587 nursing vacancies remain.

Unused medicines are still being flushed or binned in Malaysia, putting water sources at risk. MyMediSAFE is expanding collection points and used insulin-pen recycling.

NPRA warns GLP-1 diabetes and weight-loss drugs can rarely cause severe acute pancreatitis. Malaysia has 40 registered products; 504 suspected adverse-event reports included 2 pancreatitis cases.

Malaysia's workplace mental health policy draft is set to be finalised by Sept/Oct 🧠 Health Minister Dzulkefly says MOH is consulting HR Ministry, DOSH, MEF & MTUC to build guidelines covering work-life balance and burnout prevention.

Putrajaya to open at least 2 new infertility clinics nationwide every year 👶 aiming to widen access to affordable subfertility care for lower-income couples. Sabah's pilot Buai programme already helped 2,641 couples — beating its target.

Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh has been re-elected APHM president for a 5th straight term 🏥 leading the private hospitals association's new 2026–2028 council with a focus on patient care, clinical standards & sustainable healthcare reform.

Malaysia's workplace mental health policy draft is set to be finalised by Sept/Oct 🧠 Health Minister Dzulkefly says MOH is consulting HR Ministry, DOSH, MEF & MTUC to build guidelines covering work-life balance and burnout prevention.

A cardiac centre HOD in KL faces sexual harassment allegations from a surgery trainee and a nurse 🩺 He's been on leave since May as police probe the case, referred to Bukit Aman's legal division. It's the 2nd hospital hit with such claims this week.

Putrajaya to open at least 2 new infertility clinics nationwide every year 👶 aiming to widen access to affordable subfertility care for lower-income couples. Sabah's pilot Buai programme already helped 2,641 couples — beating its target.

7 Sentul students were hospitalised after vaping synthetic drugs 🚨 The scare triggered a Bukit Aman crackdown that busted 3 syndicates and seized RM45.6mil in drug-laced vape liquid, meth, MDMA and ketamine across the Klang Valley.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Police have busted three syndicates involved in the distribution of vape liquids containing synthetic drugs in separate operations across the Klang Valley...

Malaysia's health data lives across ~1,000 systems that don't talk to each other 🖥️ MOH official reveals Covid-19 exposed just how fragmented patient records are — full digitisation targeted for primary care by 2027, hospitals by 2029.

Mahesh Appannan says fragmented records, disconnected systems, and manual processes hampered data use during the crisis.

Malaysia's healthcare is shifting from volume to value 📊 Health Minister Dzulkefly says MediAsas insurance pilot & new DRG payment system aim to reward better patient outcomes, not just more treatments, as private hospitals eye reform.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's healthcare system must prioritise better patient outcomes over treatment volume and ensure long-term cost sustainability, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Public hospitals lack nearly 11,000 specialists, MMA says. APHM wants specialists able to move freely between public & private care. ⚕️

Private hospitals group says greater mobility would allow their expertise to be shared more effectively across the healthcare system.

Health Minister Dzulkefly: Malaysia must shift from volume to value in healthcare, as the MediAsas insurance pilot (from RM60/month) launches this month. 💊

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia must move towards value‑based healthcare, going from volume to outcomes and cost sustainability, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Sarawak is short 931 medical officers, 263 specialist doctors & 1,226 nurses as of June 30 — MO vacancy rate hits 30%, and only 3 specialists are on contract to help fill the gap. 🏥

Sarawak is facing a large shortage of doctors and nurses, with over 930 vacancies for medical officers, over 260 for specialist doctors, and over 1,200 for nurses as of June 30. Vacancy rates in the state are 30% (MO), 28% (speci…

Malaysian & Cambodian surgeons fixed cleft lips, burns & facial deformities for rural Cambodian kids in a 5-day mission. 😊

That journey towards a brighter future began with the Cambodia-Malaysia Friendship Surgical Mission, a five-day humanitarian initiative that united volunteer surgeons and healthcare professionals.

Commando Abdul Hamid Talib, 25, remains vegetative after alleged training abuse in Johor. Family says UMMC plans discharge with no care plan in place.

Lawyer Latheefa Koya says Abdul Hamid Talib is due to be discharged from UMMC tomorrow despite remaining in a vegetative state and requiring full-time care.

300+ leaders met at IHH Healthcare's FutureHealth.Now conference in KL to discuss AI, ageing populations & rising costs reshaping Malaysia's healthcare system. 🤖

AGAINST a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruptions and rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and precision medicine, the FutureHealth.Now event brought together industry leaders to discuss the futur…

Nursing vacancies in Malaysia's public hospitals hit 15,587 in March 2026 — up 795 in 6 months — plus 2,901 unfilled posts for assistant medical officers. 🏥

Nursing vacancies in MOH rose from 14,792 in Sept 2025 to 15,587 in March 2026, marking an increase of 795 vacancies. MOH also reported 2,901 vacancies for AMOs in March 2026. Senator Lingeshwaran suggests retention bonuses for h…

MOH is clawing back a Sabah doctor's critical allowance after she took leave following alleged sexual harassment by her hospital director.

MOH is instituting critical allowance repayments from a doctor who took over 3 months' MC after she was allegedly sexually harassed by her hospital director. MOH's MyHelp took 4 months to address her complaint and merely referred…

Malaysia's healthcare financing system is approaching a tipping point. Rising insurance premiums are only the symptom. The real question is bigger: How do we protect the elderly, patients with chronic illnesses, and future generations without bankrupting the system? Part 2 of our editorial explores where Malaysia goes from here, and why we need long-term healthcare financing reform instead of short-term fixes.

Is Malaysia Drifting Towards the American Model? Malaysia's healthcare financing system is under increasing strain from rising medical costs, an ageing population, and escalating insurance premiums. Is the current model sustainab…

Bariatric surgery isn't just weight loss — surgeon says it can reverse diabetes and fatty liver too, as obesity now hits 54% of Malaysians. ⚕️

Dr Navin Mann explains how the procedure can improve obesity-related conditions, and how it compares with today's popular weight-loss jabs.

Am I using social media, or is it using me? A Malaysian student on how nonstop scrolling hits young people's mental health and focus. 📱

JULY 26 — Now that our phones are always within reach, our notifications never stop, and our screens follow us everywhere, I have a question for the culture. When did being...