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Sime Darby confirms sale of healthcare business to Columbia Asia Healthcare for RM5.7 bil cash

Sime Darby Bhd on Friday confirmed that the group and its Australian partner are selling Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Sdn Bhd (RSDH) to Columbia Asia Healthcare Sdn Bhd for RM5.7 billion cash. This marks Sime Darby's exit from t…

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Here’s how this newly-launched tech in M’sia for early breast cancer screening works

It's available in 48 clinics across Malaysia now.

AI Breakthrough: Revolutionizing Sudden Cardiac Death Prediction for Global Health

Ref:https://newsroom.heart.org/news/artificial-intelligence-may-help-predict-possibly-prevent-sudden-cardiac-death

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HR minister: About RM350m spent annually to finance treatment of kidney patients

IPOH, Nov 7 — The Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) spends about RM350 million annually to finance the treatment costs of contributors suffering from kidney disease. Human...

Columbia Asia to buy Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care

Columbia Asia, a South-East Asian healthcare firm backed by TPG, has emerged as the frontrunner to buy Malaysia-based private hospitals operator Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care for US$1.5bil, according to sources.

Putrajaya doesn’t have to decide on WHO’s pandemic treaty by Dec 1, says health minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa today dismissed claims that the government must decide on the Pandemic Treaty of the World Health Organisation...

MMA slams new govt attempt to delay tobacco bill

Association president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz questions why there was now a constitutional objection although the bill had previously been tabled in the Dewan Rakyat.

Health Ministry to evaluate leave freeze necessity for staff during monsoon season

SEGAMAT, Nov 5 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will evaluate the necessity before freezing the leave of its staff throughout the country in preparation to deal with floods due to the...

Health experts predict diabetes will heavily burden Malaysia's healthcare system in future

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The increasing number of young people in Malaysia who are diagnosed with diabetes will be a heavy strain on the country’s public healthcare system in the...

Health Ministry: Dengue cases up in week 43, no deaths reported

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 3 ― The number of dengue cases for the 43rd Epidemiological Week (ME43) of October 22-28 increased by 10 cases or 0.4 per cent to 2,272 cases, compared to 2,262...

95% of lung cancer cases detected late (Poll Inside)

PETALING JAYA: Almost 95% of lung cancer cases are detected late although it is one of the top three cancers to affect Malaysians, says National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) managing director Dr Murallitharan Munisamy.

Malaysian Healthcare Crisis: MMA Fights for Fair On-Call Allowances

Our doctors are talking about this situation affecting doctors and the resultant Public Healthcare crisis.Will this fall on deaf ears?Massive resignations wi...

Diabetes no longer a disease of the old in Malaysia as experts call for new solutions

According to Malaysia’s National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) – conducted every four years – the prevalence of diabetes increased from 11.2 per cent in 2011 to 13.4 percent in 2015 and to 18.3 per cent in 2019.

Govt rejects doctors’ request for higher on-call payment

The health ministry says the current amount is appropriate as doctors are receiving other allowances, too.

Relief for Sunway investors as Ramsay-Sime Darby Healthcare bid remains open | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Group Bhd investors are likely to find solace in the recent news that the sale of Ramsay-Sime Darby Healthcare may favour either Columbia Asia or a consortium led by Affinity.

Medical centre recognised for excellence in oncology care

SUBANG Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) is the first private medical centre in Asia-Pacific to be certified as a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Malaysia for its oncology services.