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BNPL for cancer care? NCSM says it’s better than loan sharks. But what does it say about a system where patients need instalments to survive? 💸
NCSM suggests adapting BNPL to health care, pointing out that cancer patients fall into bankruptcy and turn to loan sharks to fund their treatment. Medical insurance sometimes can't help due to restrictions on claim approvals and…
MCMC + MOH bringing e-health to rural Malaysia via 911 NADI centres. Teleconsults, screenings & AI tools now within kampung reach! 🌐
PAPAR, July 23 — The Ministry of Communications, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), is collaborating with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to...
Doctors are boycotting MOH’s drug price display briefing, calling it unfair and lacking transparency. Tensions rise as trust erodes between frontline providers and policymakers 💊
Doctors' groups, including MMA, FPMPAM, and Perdim, boycotted a July 21 MOH advocacy session on drug price display due to "unresolved jurisdictional ambiguity" between MOH and KPDN, even as the 3-month grace period for enforcemen…
Nearly 3,000 patients are stuck waiting for cardiothoracic surgery in MOH hospitals — some kids for nearly 2 years. This isn’t just a delay. It’s a ticking time bomb. ⏳
Nearly 3,000 patients are on MOH’s cardiothoracic surgery waiting list, with paediatric cases waiting an average of 21 months. Another 9,233 await cataract operations (3 months) and 2,661 for kidney stone surgeries (11 months), D…
Over 4,000 new healthcare posts? Great news—but MMA says it’s time to end the contract doctor scheme once and for all 🩺
Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira hails the prime minister's announcement that the government will expedite filling 4,352 healthcare positions.
Malaysia doesn’t need just band-aids — it needs a national master plan to fix the doctor & nurse shortage crisis 🚨 Time to stop the bleeding before the system collapses.
JOHOR BAHRU, July 23 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the government to develop a comprehensive national master plan to address the growing shortage of...
PM announces 4,263 new permanent positions for government doctors 👏 A rare win for the healthcare system — now let’s make sure they stay.
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced that more than 4,000 positions for government doctors, including contract medical officers, will be available this year.
If API hits over 100, no more outdoor activities. Over 200? School goes online. Welcome to Malaysia’s haze season 🎭
KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The Ministry of Education (MoE) will activate Home-Based Teaching and Learning (PdPR) if the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading surpasses 200, said...
New SST rule could push private healthcare costs up—and patients may feel the pinch first 💸
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The newly imposed six per cent expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) on private healthcare services for non-citizens could quietly inflate medical costs across the board, raising real concerns over affordability,…
The Health Ministry is now using AI to predict dengue hotspots before outbreaks happen. Tech meets mozzie war 🦟
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is utilising artificial intelligence (AI) to predict future dengue hotspots, with the aim of enhancing targeted interventions against the disease.
MOH’s 2025 online healthcare guidelines are under fire 🚨 Dr James Jeremiah warns they may put public safety at risk if not urgently revised.
MOH must immediately revisit and rewrite these guidelines, not just as a regulatory clean-up, but as a national duty to protect public health in the digital age.
In case you missed the news, important change coming in October to tackle bullying in KKM Words Can Wound #musicvideo #bullyingawareness
Context: Health Ministry to launch anti-bullying guidelines with psychosocial support in October https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2025/07/1247443/health-ministry-launch-anti-bullying-guidelines-psychosocial-support#google_vigne…
Workplace bullying: Galen Centre urges confidential channels and transparent dashboards. MOH guidelines due Oct 2025: psychosocial support, secure reporting, accountability. https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2025/07/1247610/transparency-action-key-tackling-bullying-public-healthcare-workplaces #Malaysia #Healthcare #MOH
KUALA LUMPUR: Confidential complaint channels and support systems for victims are crucial in addressing workplace bullying in the public healthcare sector, says Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy.
Extreme heat isn’t just uncomfortable — it’s deadly. 🥵 Experts warn Malaysia’s rising heatwaves could trigger more strokes, heart attacks & deaths. Climate change is now a public health emergency.
Climate change is driving increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves, posing a serious threat to human health
Verbal threats and mockery will officially count as bullying under new Health Ministry guidelines this October. A long overdue move to protect healthcare workers 💪
KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the use of hurtful language is among the forms of workplace bullying to be addressed in its new guidelines, set to be...
DAP’s Dr Boo wants Cabinet to seek AG’s review on the drug price control order — says it might not hold up in court 💊
JOHOR BARU, July 19 — Johor DAP activist Dr Boo Cheng Hau called on the Cabinet to refer the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Price Marking for Drugs) Order 2025 to the...
Dialysis demand is up in Malaysia, certified nurses are down. Fast-track a 2-month dialysis nurse cert to save lives and retain talent ⚡ https://www.thevibes.com/articles/lifestyles/110687/call-for-dialysis-nurse-certification-to-bolster-malaysias-healthcare-workforce 
Specialised training scheme proposed to ease staffing shortages and improve patient care outcomes