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TB is not gone. It is just ignored until it spreads. Perak monitoring TB is the bare minimum. What matters is early detection, contact tracing, and adherence to treatment. Public complacency is the real risk 🦠

IPOH: The Perak Health Department is conducting continuous monitoring to prevent the spread of tuberculosis within the community.

Malaysia spends RM64.3b a year on NCDs. We keep treating late disease, not preventing early risk. Shifting from sick care to prevention is necessary, but incentives, funding, and accountability must change or nothing moves. 🩺

HULU LANGAT, Feb 8 — The country now spends RM64.3 billion annually on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), exceeding this year’s total Health Ministry (MOH) allocation of RM46.52...

Base MHIT now accepts pre-existing illness. On paper, that sounds progressive. In practice, the real test is exclusions, waiting periods, caps, and claims behavior. Insurance design matters more than headlines. 🧐

The Health Ministry's assurance that Malaysians with pre-existing medical conditions will not be left out under the base medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) plan sparked cautious optimism among insurance professionals who…

Policy experts are right. Fine print only matters if it survives real-world use. Healthcare policy fails when it looks good on paper but breaks at the bedside. Reality is the stress test 🧪

PETALING JAYA: Hope is growing around the government's proposed Base Medical and Health Insurance/Takaful (MHIT) plan, particularly following assurances that Malaysians with pre-existing conditions will be included.

Nobody chooses hospital visits for fun. Blaming patients for high costs ignores systemic insurance failures. It’s time to reform health financing and stop penalising the sick 💊

In relating a medical episode of very bad stomach cramps that required expensive diagnostics, CodeBlue EIC Boo Su-Lyn says patients don't go to the hospital for fun and that they shouldn't be blamed for a so-called health insuran…

Same workout every day? Try mixing it up. Studies show combining cardio, strength and flexibility exercises can extend your life. Variety isn’t just fun—it’s healthy 🤸

Variety in workouts may boost longevity, healthspan and motivation, experts say.

TB isn’t history. Johor’s health teams have found 33 active cases in Kota Tinggi after screening hundreds of contacts. Early detection and treatment will stop this cluster 🦠

Just 184 oncologists serve 33 M Malaysians. The health ministry wants to share specialists across hospitals but the gap is huge. Better training and retention are urgent 🩺

Private hospital bills in Malaysia now range from RM3,100 to RM33,400, based on real 2024 claims. Angiogram ~RM11.7k. Appendectomy ~RM20.7k. Knee replacement ~RM33.4k. Most policies may not fully protect you. Transparency is improving, but medical inflation is real. Time to review your coverage.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Have you ever called different private hospitals in Malaysia to find out how much a medical procedure is likely to cost? Or even delayed getting medical...

Malaysia’s childhood stunting is now 24%. Worse than poorer neighbours. This is not genetics. It’s policy failure, food insecurity, and neglect in the first 1,000 days. Economic growth means nothing if kids grow up permanently impaired. 👶

Unlike poorer neighbouring countries that improved on childhood stunting from 2000, Malaysia's childhood stunting is on an upward trend, reaching 24% in 2024—higher than Indonesia (23%), Cambodia (22%), Vietnam (19%), Thailand (1…

Nipah virus is back in the headlines. MMA says Malaysia’s risk remains low. Surveillance, preparedness, and clear communication matter more than panic 🧠

Malaysian Medical Association says public risk from Nipah virus is low, with health system well-prepared and measures in place following cases in India.

Malaysia plans a national rare disease registry. Good first step. But registries without funding pathways, access rules, and outcomes tracking risk becoming paperwork, not policy. Patients need more than counts. They need care. 🧬

Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says the newly launched policy framework will also expand access to specialised treatment and orphan drugs.

Health minister tells insurers to keep their hands off doctors’ clinical decisions in private hospitals. Good line. Now enforce it. Without penalties, insurers will keep dictating care through the back door. 🩺

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has emphasised that any action that could undermine the freedom of medical practitioners in carrying out their duty to treat...

Dzulkefly pushes back on PSM. The new tax incentive is not about padding private hospital profits. It is meant to nudge them to set up welfare funds and treat underprivileged patients. Policy intent matters. 🏥

Health minister says the welfare fund incentive isn't meant to boost their profits but to provide underprivileged patients with access to private healthcare.

Nipah is back in the headlines. This is not Covid-style hype. High fatality, no proven treatment, spillover risk from bats to humans, and weak early detection systems make it dangerous if ignored. Malaysia cannot afford complacency. ⚠️

A fresh outbreak in India has raised regional health concerns, prompting warnings for travellers and renewed focus on Malaysia’s preparedness.

Malaysia is ageing fast. The bill is not paid by the elderly. It is paid by families, caregivers, and an overstretched health system. BASE-MHIT asks the right question. Who really bears the cost of growing old? 🧓

The Base MHIT Plan's higher premiums and deductibles for senior citizens are unfair and unaffordable; Malaysia's retirement savings are low. Expecting older adults to rely on public health care ignores lived reality, as long wait…

Malaysia’s base MHiT plan isn’t the bargain people think it is. There are at least 5 cheaper private medical plans with better coverage and fewer gaps. Worth comparing before you commit 🏥

5 health insurance products in the market offer similar or even cheaper premiums than govt’s Base MHIT Plan for early 30s/60s—but with way higher annual limits at RM1m-RM5m than the Base Plan’s RM100k-RM150k. These plans have RM5…

Malaysia’s NCD crisis is not coming. It is already here. Heart disease. Diabetes. Stroke. Silent. Expensive. Largely preventable. We pay late instead of paying early. 🩺

An AMO warns of Malaysia's silent NCD crisis, with a high proportion of undiagnosed chronic conditions, especially among the B40. Public health medicine specialists are underutilised. Failure to strengthen their capacity results…

Court told the Health Minister’s 2023 nicotine decision bypassed proper consultation. Process matters in public health. Shortcuts undermine trust and policy credibility. 🏛️

The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control and two other NGOs argue that then minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa's move was unlawful.

Malaysia’s healthcare problem is not effort. It’s structure. Fix funding flows. Align public–private roles. Use data, not slogans. Pay for outcomes, not volume. Reform is unavoidable. Delay just makes it costlier 🏥

Malaysia says it is ready for Nipah virus. That is reassuring on paper. Reality check. Prepared plans matter less than early detection, ICU capacity, lab turnaround time, and honest risk communication. Nipah punishes delays, not panic. Watch execution, not statements. 🦠

The health minister says the ministry is proactively monitoring reports of Nipah virus infection in India.

Malaysia is hitting the hard wall of rare disease care. Breakthrough therapies exist. The bill is massive. Without new financing models, access will stay unequal and fragile. This is a policy problem, not a science problem. 🧠

The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) today launched its latest policy paper exploring how Malaysia can sustainably finance high-cost therapies for rare diseases amid rapid medical advances

🔥 UN experts applaud Malaysia’s health gains — but warn that children are still being detained indefinitely as an alternative to the death penalty. A wake‑up call for real child‑protection reform.

Sunway’s healthcare arm is heading for IPO. Bursa approved a listing with just 18% public float. Rare exemption. Signals size, confidence, and strong institutional demand. Hospitals, expansions, debt reduction. This is a big healthcare market play for 2026.

Sunway Bhd (KL:SUNWAY) said on Friday that its healthcare unit, Sunway Healthcare Holdings Bhd (SHH), has been granted approval to list on Bursa Malaysia with a reduced public float of 18%, below the standard 25% requirement. Und…