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The MMA says the title “Dr” isn’t the problem. Misleading the public is. If you’re not registered with MMC, don’t act like you are. Patient safety > ego. Check registration before trusting health advice:
MMA says while the academic title "Dr" may be used by individuals who've completed a medical degree, this doesn't confer them the right to practise medicine or imply MMC registration. "The issue isn't the title itself, but the co…
Malaysia is quietly proving that AI in healthcare is not hype but execution. Dr Mata is screening diabetic retinopathy in 30 seconds, improving access, reducing delays, and protecting sight. This is how digital health should scale: safe, governed, useful.
The third phase of MyDigital demands solutions that are not merely digitised but transformative and capable of driving high-income growth while solving societal problems. This imperative is visible in the healthcare sector, where…
Removing special allowances from doctors serving Sabah & Sarawak is not “cost cutting.” It risks demoralising frontline staff, worsening retention, and weakening already stretched services. If we want equitable healthcare, we need fair incentives, not penalties.
SIBU (Dec 28): Discontinuing the special allowance for medical personnel serving in Sabah and Sarawak will heavily impact Malaysia’s already strained healthcare system, said the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong and Sib…
Malaysia’s MADANI Health reform is not about hospitals alone. It is about systems. Prevention. Workforce. Financing. Digital health. Governance. Five levers, one reset of how care is delivered and paid for. 🏥
Malaysia's MADANI Health Reform focuses on five clusters: governance, service delivery, workforce, financing, and public health prevention
Malaysia’s Covid-19 story isn’t just data. It is frontline sacrifice, civil society stepping up, political failures, and a system pushed to the brink. We still need accountability, lessons learned, and real prep for the next pandemic.
During the pandemic, some stepped up to lead the way, while some didn't even follow the rules.
MMC clarifies: medical graduates can use the title “Doctor” to reflect academic qualification, even if they’re not registered to practise. But without MMC registration and APC, they cannot treat patients. Important distinction for public clarity.
This follows questions over newly-appointed minister Dr Taufiq Johari's title after checks found he was not registered with the medical council.
Bank Negara just drew a hard line. Insurers must pay medical claims promptly. They cannot invent exclusions patients never agreed to. This is basic fairness, finally enforced. ⚖️
BNM says ITOs cannot "unreasonably" delay or deny medical insurance claims, or enforce unknown exclusions. But no timelines were set for claims processing. The central bank also isn't mandating medical check-ups before buying hea…
Doctors are already avoiding East Malaysia due to staffing strain. Slashing BIW allowances to RM360 will only make care worse and hurt patients. Reconsider policies that punish those willing to serve where they’re needed most.
DAP's Dr Kelvin Yii says such steep cuts will aggravate the situation which is already dire.
Palliative care is still misunderstood in Malaysia. Too many patients get help only at the very end, when it should be about comfort, dignity, and better quality of life much earlier. Awareness matters because it changes outcomes.
People often perceive palliative care as end-of-life care
Malaysia just did multi-country live ENT surgery in real time. 5G + AI + XR. Surgeons and trainees joined across borders as if in one OR. This is not a demo. This is healthcare now.
Malaysia marked a major milestone in digital healthcare as Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and CelcomDigi Berhad (“CelcomDigi”) collaborated on […]
Sarawak is now putting RM1.5 billion of its own money into a cancer centre, including funding medical equipment for a federal project. This is a state stepping in because patients cannot wait. Cancer does not wait for budgets or bureaucracy. Healthcare planning should reflect that reality.
Sarawak increases its contribution to the Sarawak Cancer Centre by RM500 million, bringing total state funding to RM1.5 billion for specialised cancer treatment.
Malaysia keeps talking about a mental health crisis, but keeps funding clinics, not prevention 🧠 Lifestyle strategies matter: sleep, exercise, diet, social connection, screen time. They are cheap, scalable, and evidence-based. Medicalising distress alone will not fix this.
MMA calls for stronger lifestyle-based mental health strategies as depression rates double and workplace stress strains the nation's productivity.
Family refusal blocks ~90% of potential organ donations in Malaysia. The system is not the bottleneck. Culture, awareness, and end-of-life conversations are. If families do not know your wishes, the answer defaults to no. 🫀
Nearly 90% of potential cadaveric organ donations in Malaysia are blocked by deceased donors' families, leaving 21 people on the transplant waiting list to die each day. "We have many pledgers," says NTRC. "[But] that does not me…
Dengue cases and deaths are dropping sharply in Malaysia. Good news, but don’t get complacent. This is seasonal and fragile. Control measures work only if we keep them up. Eliminate breeding sites now, not after the next spike 🦟
Dengue deaths in Malaysia fell 61.3% to 43, with cases down 56.5% to 51,046, as Wolbachia programme expands.
Malaysia still treats children’s dental health as optional. Caries is preventable, but prevention needs parents, schools, water fluoridation, and early dental visits. Fillings are expensive. Prevention is cheap. 🦷
Six in 10 Malaysian five-year-olds have cavities as experts urge early dental visits, better awareness and improved access to prevent oral problems.
Only 600 pharmacist posts opened. Thousands trained. Years of study, then a bottleneck with no plan to absorb them. Workforce planning in healthcare cannot be guesswork 📉
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has clarified that only 600 government pharmacist positions were open when it began its appointment exercise for the July 2024 intake.
730 contract pharmacists. Expiring contracts. Zero clarity. Train them for years, then park them in “reserve” limbo while hospitals stay understaffed. This is not workforce planning. It is waste. MOH needs clear decisions now. Extend contracts or absorb them permanently.
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has been urged to resolve the status of 730 contract pharmacists whose contracts will expire next year.
Healthcare cannot scale without fixing fragmentation. One Citizen One Record is the only realistic way to cut duplication, prevent errors, and get every Malaysian on a unified digital backbone. The challenge is execution, not vision. 🚀
KUALA LUMPUR: The advancement of the digitalisation agenda through the “One Citizen, One Record” electronic medical record (EMR) initiative is central to transforming Malaysia’s healthcare system, says Health Minister Datuk Seri…
Redeploying specialists from Putrajaya HQ to hospitals sounds simple but risks weakening policy work and still not fixing frontline gaps. Doctors want targeted hiring, not musical chairs. 🔄
HDK and MMA warn against arbitrary redeployment of specialists from KKM Putrajaya to health care facilities, saying most are public health specialists who draft policies. Private hospital CEOs in Malaysia aren't MDs. NHS England'…
Malaysia’s retail pharmacy boom is turning into a billion-ringgit race. Big chains are expanding fast, private equity is piling in, and an IPO wave is forming. Healthcare retail is becoming one of the country’s most aggressive growth sectors 🚀
The catalyst – news that BIG Caring Group is weighing a blockbuster listing in Bursa Malaysia next year
Stop using HIV as a scare tactic. The Malaysian AIDS Council is calling out fear-based messaging that hurts key populations and pushes people away from testing and care. Public health needs trust, not intimidation. ❤️🩹
MAC urges all parties to refrain from actions that intimidate key populations and instead work in strengthening access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support, so that Malaysia remains firmly on track to end AIDS by 2030.
UMMC will start paying the new eTAP rate this month. Good step, but the wider gap between public and private workloads is still the real issue that needs fixing. 💡
UMMC says it will pay doctors and dentists the new on-call allowance (ETAP) rate this month, including outstanding payments. "UMMC is always committed to ensuring that the welfare of medical workers is given the appropriate atten…
Sarawak has cut the share of dilapidated health clinics from 76.4 % to 65.9 % thanks to the Bitara Madani programme. Millions are being pumped into upgrades and new clinics, improving rural care. Progress is happening 🏥
KUCHING, Dec 3 — Efforts to upgrade healthcare facilities across Sarawak continue to gain momentum through several key initiatives, particularly under the Bitara Madani programme...