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Besut beach has logged 31 jellyfish sting cases since May. Clear warnings and fast response matter more than the headline count. 🪼
JERTIH: The Civil Defence Force in Besut has recorded 31 venomous jellyfish sting cases involving victims aged between three and 44 at Pantai Bukit Keluang from May until Thursday.
27 students at a religious school in Kundang, Rawang suffered suspected food poisoning after eating food from an outside source. Food safety checks matter.
SUNGAI BULOH: Twenty-seven students at a religious school in Kundang, Rawang, suffered suspected food poisoning after consuming food from an outside source.
Melaka’s health infrastructure is getting a RM1.8bil boost under 13MP. The real test is whether this becomes more beds, staff and throughput — not just another announcement cycle. 🏥
MELAKA: The Health Ministry plans to develop several health infrastructure projects in Melaka worth RM1.8 billion under the Rolling Plan 2 of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).
MOH’s new charging protocols for select private procedures cover wound dressing, debridement and IV infusions. The fight now is what’s clinically bundled vs separately billable. 💉
An MOH circular lists charging protocols for select medical procedures in private care, including wound dressing, debridement, and IV infusions, among others, that aren't chargeable separately. A doctor says this ignores real-wor…
🏥 Lahad Datu Hospital's anaesthesia unit is in crisis — 5 doctors leaving, ICU beds halved to 3, elective surgeries slashed. Sabah's healthcare staffing crisis is getting real.
KOTA KINABALU: Anaesthesiology and critical treatment services at the Lahad Datu Hospital will face disruptions in operations as five of its medical officers have left for various reasons starting this month.
Private hospitals charge insured patients far more than cash patients — and nothing is stopping them. A former reinsurance CEO proposes a data consortium, mandatory fee transparency, and reference pricing as solutions.
Malaysia should form a legally structured assurance industry data consortium to produce benchmark costs per procedure. Legally compel private hospitals to publish full fee schedules, distinguishing between cash and panel assuranc…
Drug-resistant Salmonella in Malaysian poultry is a rising food safety risk. Experts are urging stronger surveillance and more careful antibiotic use before this becomes a bigger public health problem.
Emerging drug-resistant Salmonella serovars in poultry are raising food safety concerns, as experts say Malaysia needs stronger surveillance, early detection, biosecurity, and more careful antimicrobial use.
Segamat Hospital's O&G services are under review after specialist shortages disrupted maternity care in Johor. A warning sign of what's happening across Malaysia's public hospitals.
The Johor health department is reviewing Segamat Hospital's O&G services, amid the hospital's plan to completely close the O&G specialist clinic on July 1 due to critical shortages of medical officers in the department. The hospi…
🩺 Johor's doctors are leaving the public sector — and advocates are calling on the state government to act, even though health is federally controlled. Segamat Hospital O&G services at risk.
Two advocates want the Johor state government to make health workforce retention a priority, even though health is under federal jurisdiction. Facilities, remuneration, workplace conditions, and workforce planning are under MOH,…
Malaysian PharmD graduates from Alexandria University can't register as pharmacists here — the Pharmacy Board won't recognise their degree. Now PM Anwar has stepped in, ordering MOH and MOHE to resolve it urgently.
PM Anwar Ibrahim has directed the Health and Higher Education Ministries to resolve the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia's non-recognition of the PharmD programme by Alexandria University. PMO says MQA has no objections to academic rec…
📋 Unicef flags gaps in health and digital access for undocumented children and rural kids in Sabah — a call for more inclusive health policies where they're needed most.
KOTA KINABALU: Children in Sabah are growing up with strong family and community ties, but some, especially the stateless and those in remote areas, continue to be left behind when it comes to healthcare, nutrition, education and…
Penang wants rehabilitation services added to the Peka B40 scheme — so low-income patients can access rehab at private AND public facilities. A new children's rehab room also opened at Penang Hospital.
Penang government is submitting a proposal to Health Ministry to include rehabilitation services in the Peka B40 scheme.
🏥 Lahad Datu Hospital's anaesthesia unit is in crisis — 5 doctors leaving, ICU beds halved to 3, elective surgeries slashed. Sabah's healthcare staffing crisis is getting real.
KOTA KINABALU: Anaesthesiology and critical treatment services at the Lahad Datu Hospital will face disruptions in operations as five of its medical officers have left for various reasons starting this month.
Malaysia is considering more Indonesian workers for public hospitals, especially nursing. Mohamad Hasan says the idea could help both countries. https://theindependent.sg/malaysia-explores-bringing-in-more-indonesians-to-work-in-public-hospitals/ 🏥
The Malaysian government is considering hiring Indonesian workers for positions in public hospitals, framing it as a mutually beneficial arrangement. However, social media reactions suggest skepticism, with many users arguing the…
Dzulkefly says Segamat Hospital and other facilities won’t be shut down. Inpatients stay treated; outpatients may be referred nearby. https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/06/06/dzulkefly-no-healthcare-facility-including-segamat-hospital-will-be-shut-down/222707 🚑
MELAKA, June 6 — The government has assured that no healthcare facilities in the country, including Segamat Hospital in Johor, will be shut down, Health Minister Datuk...
Drug-resistant Salmonella in Malaysian poultry is a rising food safety risk. Experts are urging stronger surveillance and more careful antibiotic use before this becomes a bigger public health problem.
Emerging drug-resistant Salmonella serovars in poultry are raising food safety concerns, as experts say Malaysia needs stronger surveillance, early detection, biosecurity, and more careful antimicrobial use.
🩺 Johor's doctors are leaving the public sector — and advocates are calling on the state government to act, even though health is federally controlled. Segamat Hospital O&G services at risk.
Two advocates want the Johor state government to make health workforce retention a priority, even though health is under federal jurisdiction. Facilities, remuneration, workplace conditions, and workforce planning are under MOH,…
📋 Segamat Hospital's O&G services are under review after specialist shortages disrupted maternity care in Johor — a warning sign for Malaysia's public hospitals.
The Johor health department is reviewing Segamat Hospital's O&G services, amid the hospital's plan to completely close the O&G specialist clinic on July 1 due to critical shortages of medical officers in the department. The hospi…
📋 Malaysian PharmD graduates from Alexandria University can't register as pharmacists here — the Pharmacy Board won't recognise their degree. Now PM Anwar has stepped in, ordering MOH and MOHE to resolve it urgently.
PM Anwar Ibrahim has directed the Health and Higher Education Ministries to resolve the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia's non-recognition of the PharmD programme by Alexandria University. PMO says MQA has no objections to academic rec…
🏥 Lahad Datu Hospital's anaesthesia unit is in crisis — 5 doctors leaving, ICU beds cut to 3, elective surgeries slashed. Sabah's staffing crisis deepens.
KOTA KINABALU: Anaesthesiology and critical treatment services at the Lahad Datu Hospital will face disruptions in operations as five of its medical officers have left for various reasons starting this month.
NST / Kuantan: A man was found unconscious at HTAA and pronounced dead on scene. A stark reminder that hospital lobbies are not neutral space for emergencies. 🚑
KUANTAN: The Pahang Health Department has confirmed that a man was found unconscious in front of the main lobby of Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) here about 10am today.
Segamat Hospital’s 49-doctor shortage is now translating into long waits. This is a staffing problem, not a PR problem. 🏥
SEGAMAT: The Health Ministry has been urged to immediately deploy more personnel to Segamat Hospital to address a shortage of 49 doctors that has resulted in long waiting times for patients.
1 in 4 children in Sabah not fully immunised — UNICEF study finds undocumented children face the biggest barriers to health, nutrition, and safety. Malaysia must close the gap. 👶
KOTA KINABALU: Undocumented children and those living in harder to reach places are among those facing some of the greatest barriers to overall wellbeing, United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) Malaysia found.
Malaysia's MOH doctors accepted for subspecialty training often get less than a month's notice to relocate their families. Specialists in their 40s, no accommodation help. Fix the timeline. 🏥
Results of subspecialty training applications are often informed only weeks before training begins, making it difficult for established specialists in their 30s and 40s, with young children and ageing parents, to uproot their lif…