Malaysian Medical Resources
13,959 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) director Dr Rohana Johan emphasised the need for digitisation of patient records in her briefing to Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa today.
Shocking videos show that fire alarms failed during a fire at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital, leaving staff and patients unaware of the danger. A doctor reveals that staff are untrained to handle fires, and smoking is common near high-r…
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — Minister of Health Dr Zaliha Mustafa said today she would discuss with her transport counterpart Anthony Loke to expedite the service of shuttle buses...
'This will reinforce the nation as a trusted destination for healthcare.'
Mercy Malaysia’s Emergency Medical Team (EMT) has received verification as one of the EMT Global Classified teams under the Type 1 Fixed category by the World Health Organization (WHO) EMT Initiative.Mercy Malaysia in a statement…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa on Thursday (Mar 16) said that every patient must be treated regardless of the clothes they wear, amid a viral incident of a woman who was
Top MOH officials, including MOH deputy DG Dr Norhayati Rusli, held a town hall meeting in Port Dickson yesterday with health inspectors after health inspectors publicly raised concerns with their career progression in district h…
The central bank’s draft on a policy went largely unnoticed resulting in less diverse feedback especially from the grassroots.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Critically ill patients admitted to the emergency and trauma department at government hospitals are treated immediately, the Health Ministry said. In a...
Despite progress on key issues like talent outflow, emergency department congestion, and vaping, Galen CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib highlights safety concerns and transparency issues in public health care and GLCs.
In a circular dated March 8, 2023, issued by the Family Health Development Division, a staff member on duty for a longer period “will still be paid for only four hours”. The operating hours have been extended from 5pm to 9.30pm a…
Health care workers at government health clinics claim they are not being fully paid for working extended hours. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa says the matter is under MOH review and is being refined with JPA.
MMA says while Klinik Kesihatan extended hours may be a “quick fix”, a sustainable solution is to outsource public hospital emergency department Green Zone cases instead to private GP clinics under the Madani Medical Scheme. MMA…
JOHOR BARU, March 14 — The Johor government called on the Health Ministry to provide immediate funds to refurbish the Chaah clinic in Segamat that was badly damaged by the recent...
PETALING JAYA: Patients at some public health clinics have apparently been asked to purchase their own medicines at private pharmacies due to the shortage of medicines.
A think tank says such a scheme would be more effective than raising fees to fund public healthcare.
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is encouraging private general practitioners (GPs) and contract doctors to cooperate with the ministry in its initiative to extend operating hours at 52 selected health clinics nationwide.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Healthcare for individuals could generate real social and economic value for the community around them and is not only about their personal wellbeing, Dr...
NILAI, March 11 — The number of patients suffering from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is now very worrying with more than 9,000 patients...
This proposed tax will on the one hand inadvertently legalise e-cigarettes and vapes, but simultaneously make such products less affordable and hopefully less available to young people.
The abundance of medical personnel in PKDs, who are not specialists, is unnecessary. Medical personnel should work in hospitals. Let the prevention and control of infectious diseases be carried out by assistant officers/ environm…
MOH has implemented extended hours at 52 klinik kesihatan nationwide (except Terengganu and Labuan) to decongest emergency departments, despite previous criticisms by doctors against Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa's proposal d…
In Dec 2022, JKN Perak ordered the ambulance service by MOH hospitals and PKDs statewide to stop providing deceased emergency cases' next-of-kin the Death Verification Form to avoid "medicolegal" issues. MOH staff on site will on…