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Housemen clocking 85 hrs/week — MMA says that's unacceptable. Hospital directors must be held personally accountable for enforcing work hour limits. Patient safety is at stake. ⚕️
The Malaysian Medical Association says hospital directors must ensure the weekly 60 to 62-hour limit for housemen is enforced.
MOH draws the line: 62 hours max per week for housemen. New ministry clarification covers leave, shifts and rest rules — paper limits must now translate to real practice. ⏱️
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has directed hospitals nationwide to ensure house officers, or junior medical officers, work no more than 60 to 62 hours a week under the government’s flexible working system.
Malaysia's doctors are burning out. MMA says the 85-hr work week crisis can't be fixed with reminders alone — the whole healthcare system needs structural reform. 🏥
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's healthcare system must undergo broader reforms to address excessive working hours and improve conditions for doctors and healthcare workers, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said.
🇬🇧 British High Comm says UK education is "important" — but that doesn't help the hundreds of NUMed Malaysia grads locked out of NHS training by the UK's new Medical Training Prioritisation Act.
Despite 103 NUMed graduates being stuck in a limbo due to the UK's new medical training law, the British High Commission says the UK will continue to promote UK education in Malaysia because education is an important pillar of th…
🇬🇧 British High Comm says UK education is "important" — but that doesn't help the hundreds of NUMed Malaysia grads locked out of NHS training by the UK's new Medical Training Prioritisation Act.
Despite 103 NUMed graduates being stuck in a limbo due to the UK's new medical training law, the British High Commission says the UK will continue to promote UK education in Malaysia because education is an important pillar of th…
🐕 Sarawak's 4th rabies death of 2026: a Bintulu man dies May 3. The state continues to battle Malaysia's ongoing rabies crisis in Borneo with no end in sight.
KUCHING (May 7): Sarawak recorded one new human rabies case involving a 63-year-old man from Bintulu, who died on May 3, bringing the total number of rabies cases in the state this year to four. In a statement, the Sarawak Health…
👴 Malaysia's elderly will hit 15% of population by 2030. Geriatric medicine is finally getting a national undergraduate curriculum — a first step toward closing the care gap.
⏰ Malaysia caps house officers’ working week at 60–62 hours. Health DG issues formal directive to all hospital directors to monitor compliance — a long-overdue reform for frontline doctors.
Health DG issues circular following group's finding that housemen and medical officers work an average of 65 to more than 85 hours a week.
🦠 MOH: Hantavirus risk in Malaysia is LOW — but take precautions. Avoid contact with rats & droppings, wear gloves when cleaning contaminated areas, and seek care if you develop fever.
🦠 Malaysia confirms no nationals on hantavirus cruise ship. MOH: local risk is low — but avoid rat contact & seek care if you develop fever after exposure to rodent-contaminated areas.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said no Malaysians were on board the MV Hondius cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak, which had...
🏥 Sarawak wants full control of procurement for its new cancer centre — Dr Sim Kui Hian says rapid tech advances mean the state can't wait on centralised processes.
KUCHING (May 6): The state government is determined to take control of the procurement of equipment for the Sarawak Cancer Centre project to avoid the risk of outdated technology, said Deputy Premier Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said the…
🤱 500 midwives from Malaysia and Brunei gathered for International Midwives Day 2026 in Sarawak. The Deputy Premier called them the backbone of maternal healthcare — and called for more investment in the profession.
MIRI (May 5): Midwives have been recognised for their dedication and resilience in shaping Sarawak’s healthcare system, particularly in delivering maternal care to remote and rural communities. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Ku…
UK's new Medical Training Prioritisation Act blocks NUMed Malaysia grads from NHS spots — Newcastle University has now officially admitted it. Here's what that means for hundreds of Malaysian doctors-in-training.
Newcastle University admits that medical graduates at its Malaysian campus, NUMed, have been deprioritised for training in the NHS, following the UK's new Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act, but claims that NUMed's MBBS degree…
📋 What can NUMed grads do now? The Star breaks down the options — local housemanship, GMC-recognised Malaysian pathway, and more, as Malaysia's MOH steps in.
PETALING JAYA: A new law in the United Kingdom, which prioritises UK medical graduates for its foundation programme, is "distressing and unsettling" for Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) students, says the universit…
🤝 Cross-sector collaboration is essential for better maternal & child health outcomes in Sarawak — especially in rural and underserved communities, say state health officials.
MIRI (May 6): Strong partnerships among healthcare professionals are crucial to improving maternal and child health outcomes, particularly in Sarawak’s vast and challenging rural landscape, said Sarawak Minister for Transport Dat…
🏗️ Relief for public healthcare: Malaysia's Health Ministry confirms its development budget — hospitals, clinics, infrastructure — is protected from the austerity cuts despite broader govt spending reductions.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry's development budget will not be affected by the government's austerity drive, with funding for essential healthcare infrastructure and services set to be preserved.
🏥 Malaysia's Health Ministry is ready to take in all 850 NUMed students for local housemanship at public hospitals — Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad assures a clear pathway to practise medicine in Malaysia despite UK policy shift.
This comes after UK policy changes moved the graduates down the queue for NHS foundation programme placements.
🏥 Malaysia's Health Ministry is ready to take in all 850 NUMed students for local housemanship at public hospitals — Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad assures a clear pathway to practise medicine in Malaysia despite UK policy shift.
This comes after UK policy changes moved the graduates down the queue for NHS foundation programme placements.
🎓 850 NUMed medical students shut out of UK training — Malaysia's MOH says it's ready to place all of them at 48 hospitals for local housemanship. Degrees remain valid under the Medical Act 1971.
KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 850 Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) students caught in uncertainty over their UK training pathway can still practise in Malaysia, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Malaysia is pushing ASEAN to cooperate on rare disease treatment — regional joint procurement could be the only way to make life-saving drugs affordable 💊
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will bring forward the Asean Declaration on Rare Diseases at the upcoming Asean Health Ministers’ Meeting, as part of efforts to strengthen regional cooperation in accessing expensive treatments and…
A Health Service Commission won't fix Malaysia's doctor shortage unless it has real power over hiring, promotions and training — not just a rubber-stamp role 🩺
A Health Service Commission (SPK) isn't necessarily the solution to HR problems in the health service because if it follows the Education Service Commission's model, the SPK won't have the power to create new positions or autonom…
Malaysia's Galen Centre calls for a Health Service Commission with ring-fenced 5-year funding — structural protection the MOH budget desperately needs 🏥
The Galen Centre calls for the establishment of a Health Service Commission (SPK) authorised to create and fill positions, and set salary scales, with funding for these positions ring-fenced in a 5-year fiscal framework. MPs have…