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A houseman's account: HSAJB's ED handles ~300 patients/day with just 4 ECG machines, no privacy, and failing toilets. 🏥

A houseman claims that HSAJB's emergency department suffers from a lack of facilities like ECG machines, vital sign monitoring, and oxygen ports, besides lack of privacy when attending to patients, unhelpful support staff, and de…

5-year-old Chloe from Sibu needs RM450,000 for a life-saving liver transplant in Taiwan after 4 internal bleeding episodes. Surgery set for July 19. 💔

A houseman's account: HSAJB's ED handles ~300 patients/day with just 4 ECG machines, no privacy, and failing toilets. 🏥

A houseman claims that HSAJB's emergency department suffers from a lack of facilities like ECG machines, vital sign monitoring, and oxygen ports, besides lack of privacy when attending to patients, unhelpful support staff, and de…

5-year-old Chloe from Sibu needs RM450,000 for a life-saving liver transplant in Taiwan after 4 internal bleeding episodes. Surgery set for July 19. 💔

Speaker urges MPs to get regular health screenings after the Kuala Terengganu MP was hospitalised at IJN this week. 🩺

Penang now drives 45% of Malaysia's medical tourism revenue, treating 527,176 foreign patients in 2025 — up 26%. 🏥

Kuala Terengganu MP Ahmad Amzad Hashim was rushed to IJN after nearly fainting in Parliament. He's warded for observation. 🙏

Sabah's Likas hospital made history separating premature conjoined twins, born at 32 weeks with heart/kidney issues. Both girls are now stable. 👶

A Terengganu student was hurt after a broken thermometer spilled mercury in her school lab. Firefighters safely contained and disposed of it. ⚠️

DUNGUN, July 7 — A female student was injured after coming into contact with mercury spilled on a laboratory table at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Bukit Besi here today. Al...

Malaysia's health inflation doubled to 3% in 2025, DOSM says, driven by a 9% jump in insurance costs. 📈

PUTRAJAYA, July 7 — Health inflation in Malaysia increased to three per cent in 2025 from 1.4 per cent the previous year, driven by rising healthcare service costs.Chief...

HTAR Klang surgery is not “under pressure”. It is being described by its own surgical MOs as near collapse. When a major public hospital reaches this point, the problem is no longer workload. It is workforce planning, retention, and political will. 🏥

Malaysia halved new HIV infections through early harm reduction — needle exchange, methadone, testing. Experts say it's a model for tackling rising NCDs too. 🩺

As Malaysia faces the rising burden of NCDs, an ageing population, and increasing health care costs, the lesson from HIV remains clear: preventing harm early is one of the smartest investments a nation can make.

Galen Centre corrects Deputy Women's Minister in Parliament: abortion is NOT illegal in Malaysia — doctors can legally terminate pregnancies under specific conditions. ⚖️

The Galen Centre rebuts the KPWKM deputy minister's claim that abortion and clinics conducting it are illegal. Section 312 of the Penal Code allows termination of pregnancy if continuing pregnancy risks the woman's life or harms…

Malaysia's new 'MediAsas' health insurance pilots in the Klang Valley from end-July: 6 insurers, premiums RM60-RM550/month, cover up to age 70. 💰

The finance ministry says premiums are expected to range from RM60 to RM550 a month, with joining age up to 70.

Bank Negara may bar insurers from rejecting medical claims over undisclosed conditions patients never knew about, Parliament told. 🛡️

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara is considering introducing a "no look back" policy that would prevent insurers and takaful operators (ITO) from rejecting claims over medical conditions that policyholders unintentionally failed to discl…

Malaysia's dengue cases and deaths are climbing sharply this year, with DENV-3 — dormant since the 1980s — now the dominant strain. MOH is ramping up vector control. 🦟

KUALA LUMPUR: Dengue cases have increased significantly this year, while deaths have risen sharply.

More AEDs are being placed across KL hotspots as a hospital ramps up emergency response training. In sudden cardiac arrest, minutes decide everything.

94% of Malaysians in Prudential’s latest survey said they had delayed medical care. That’s not hesitation — that’s a system flashing red.

MPs from both sides back a push for Parliament to oversee big budget cuts — after MOH's RM500m opex cut raised questions with no public breakdown. 🏛️

Some government and Opposition MPs back CodeBlue’s proposal for legislative or regulatory reform to require parliamentary approval or oversight in curbing the Executive's power to make large budget cuts, like 1% of a ministry's b…

Pulau Tuba is getting a RM1.45 million sea ambulance and birthing unit — a real upgrade for island patients who cannot wait on mainland access.

Free anti-rabies shots, dog licensing, microchipping and neutering subsidies on offer at a Kuching mass vaccination drive on July 11. 🐾

Dengue is climbing again: Malaysia has logged a sharp rise in cases and deaths, a reminder that this outbreak is still very much alive.

Climate change is making food safety harder to manage in Sarawak — MOH is expanding oversight of food premises and home-based food businesses to keep up. 🌡️

Malaysia's Health Ministry plans to make all housemen permanent starting 2028 — with 4,500 contract medical officers set for permanent posts this year alone. 👩‍⚕️

The ministry’s secretary-general says the government is committed to resolving the long-standing contract doctor issue.