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From 10 months down to 2 months — Malaysia slashes the wait for medical graduate placements in a long-overdue fix for new doctors entering the public system 🏥
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has reduced the waiting period for medical graduate placements to two months from an average of 10 months.
G. Saravanan won gold for Malaysia in 1998. Now 56 and living with Motor Neuron Disease, he relies on a ventilator and feeding tube — and finally, the govt steps in 🏅
70% of Malaysia's medicines are imported. Pharmacists say advance shortage reporting alone isn't enough — we need buffer stocks and local production now 💊
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The move to require pharmaceutical companies to report potential medicine supply shortages at least six months in advance, starting July 1, has been...
Malaysia has a growing cancer burden but too few haematologists to cope. Demand is rising fast. Workforce planning is not. This gap will cost lives if ignored ⚠️
CKD is costing Malaysia RM3.3B a year, mostly on dialysis. Driven by diabetes and hypertension. Prevention is failing. We pay late instead of early. Fix primary care or costs will keep rising ⚠️
Healthcare spending on end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Malaysia has risen sharply, reaching RM3.3 billion a year compared with RM572 million in 2010.
1 in 3 Malaysians now faces mental health challenges — Deputy Minister warns parents: the digital world poses real risks to children's wellbeing 🧠
SIBU (April 11): Parents should play a more proactive role in supporting their children’s development, particularly in navigating the increasingly complex digital landscape, said Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Loca…
East Malaysia doctors are getting slammed — BIW allowance cut to RM360/month + soaring airfares = barely RM60 extra for serving far from home 😔
The BIW allowance reduction to RM360, coupled with an automatic BISH allowance cut, leaves us with just extra RM60 compared to our friends working in Semenanjung. I can't visit my baby back home because of expensive flight ticket…
Sarawak's frontline AMOs urged to go digital and upskill — Deputy Health Minister Hanifah champions modernisation as key to closing healthcare gaps 🌿
BINTULU (April 10): Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) in Sarawak have been urged to embrace modernisation, strengthen professional competencies and uphold compassion in delivering quality healthcare services in line with evolving…
Sarawak's frontline AMOs urged to go digital and upskill — Deputy Health Minister Hanifah champions modernisation as key to closing healthcare gaps 🌿
BINTULU (April 10): Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) in Sarawak have been urged to embrace modernisation, strengthen professional competencies and uphold compassion in delivering quality healthcare services in line with evolving…
Hospital Sibu gets a RM9M advanced cardiac MRI — helium-efficient, first of its kind in East Malaysia 🧲
SIBU: The commissioning of a new advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine at Hospital Sibu is seen as a significant step towards improved cardiac care in Sarawak.
Malaysia's nursing shortage is reaching crisis point — MOH is weighing higher allowances and bigger intake to stop the outflow 💉
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is considering increasing allowances for nurses to stem the outflow of Malaysians seeking work overseas, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Malaysia's SAP fast-tracks unregistered medical devices into hospitals as West Asia conflict squeezes supplies 🏥
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says the SAP is an interim mechanism that allows the use of unregistered medical devices, subject to strict quality and safety assessments.
Old Kuching Nurses' Quarters being converted into Anjung Kasih Juma'ani — 124 beds for SGH patients' families, ready June 2027. Turning history into care 🌿
KUCHING (April 9): The old Kuching Nurses’ Quarters building is currently being converted into Anjung Kasih Juma’ani, which will provide 124 beds for Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) patients’ families once completed in June 2027.…
Sarawak is short on doctors, overloaded with patients — Dr Sim says healthcare autonomy from the federal government is the only real fix. A Master Plan 2050 is being prepared 🏥
KUCHING (April 9): Sarawak’s push for greater healthcare autonomy is crucial to tackling mounting pressure on its healthcare system caused by manpower shortages and rising demand for services, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Si…
Malaysia's 25,000+ medical assistants are the unsung backbone of the healthcare system — especially in rural areas. A new law to replace the 1977 Act is now in the works 💉
BINTULU (April 9): Medical assistants are a vital pillar of Malaysia’s healthcare system and play a significant role in driving service modernisation, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. Speaking at the Sarawak-…
Malaysia's MOH admits the energy crisis is hitting medicine & medical device supplies — managing distribution 'prudently' as PM Anwar warns prices may rise 💊
MOH says the global energy crisis is affecting supply of medicines and medical devices in Malaysia, especially critical imported medical devices in high-risk categories, forcing "prudent" distribution. MOH is devising alternative…
Too much screen time + not enough outdoor play = kids losing their sight. A Kinta school study shows myopia is rising — and it's hitting academic performance too 👀
IPOH, April 8 —Excessive gadget use and limited outdoor activity have been identified as key factors contributing to vision problems among primary school pupils, particularly in...
Malaysia is taking its healthcare pitch to Bangladesh — record RM10.4M in revenue from Bangladeshi health tourists in 2025, and growing fast 🌏
The week-long event will showcase Malaysian hospitals and specialised care, aiming to strengthen healthcare ties and provide trusted options for Bangladeshi patients.