14,224 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
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Money woes driving young doctors away from Sarawak 😞 MMA says financial hardship is a key reason many don’t report for duty — cost of living and transfers add to the strain.
MMA says the removal of relocation claims and reduced regional allowances have also discouraged doctors from accepting postings to Sarawak.
After 17 years, the GP consultation fee floor stays at RM10 — far below the RM50 MMA proposed. Low rates risk making clinics unsustainable and push price-cutting in primary care 😔
MMA President Datuk Dr R Thirunavukarasu said the decision failed to reflect the true value of general practitioners’ contributions, describing them as...
💉 Health Ministry gets RM46.5 billion in Budget 2026 — biggest boost yet for reforms, new hospitals & better welfare for healthcare workers. A healthy nation starts with healthy support for its frontliners! 🇲🇾
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the measures are guided by the 13th Malaysia Plan and the Health White Paper, which sets out four key pil...
MOH gets RM46.5 billion in Budget 2026 — a 12% boost! 💰 Biggest health allocation ever, but will it be enough to fix staffing, waiting times & access gaps?
The allocation covers major hospital upgrades, new medical equipment and improved ward facilities nationwide.
Telemedicine’s booming—but without proper oversight, patient safety and doctor accountability are at risk. MMA urges stronger regulation to protect both sides 🩺
The association has raised the red flag over a recent corporate collaboration offering 24/7 services.
Flu season is hitting hard 😷 Malaysia sees a sharp rise in Influenza A & B clusters, mostly in schools — parents and teachers, stay alert and keep those masks handy!
Schools have been advised to notify the nearest district health office in the event of an increase in cases and to isolate students.
Medical inflation is running wild 💸 — Malaysia’s general insurers say healthcare costs are rising much faster than insurance premiums, putting major pressure on the system. How long can this hold?
Malaysia’s general insurers are facing continued pressure in the medical and health insurance segment as medical inflation far outpaces premium growth, according to the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM).
Six doctors’ groups are calling for TPAs to be held legally liable for interfering with doctors’ clinical decisions — warning such actions breach the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act. ⚖️
Six doctors' groups say TPAs should be held liable for adverse events if payers continue to blur the line between administration and clinical care. "Doctors will not and should not take the blame for decisions imposed by corporat…
MOH plans a 10x hike in vape tax — from 40 sen to RM4/ml 💨 A move seen as part of the lead-up to a nationwide vape ban. Smokers and sellers brace for impact.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is proposing to raise the excise duty on vape liquids from 40 sen to RM4 per millilitre (ml), in what could amount to a tenfold tax increase ahead of the government’s plan to fully ban electronic ciga…
“Doctors must be free to decide what’s best for patients,” says the Health DG — warning that interference with clinical judgment could be illegal under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act ⚖️
Dr Mahathar Abd Wahab says tying reimbursement or approvals to specific clinical choices may breach the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act.
MMA urges the govt to be bold in healthcare reforms — boost funding, improve staffing, and fix systemic inefficiencies. Incremental steps won’t heal a bleeding system 🩺
Bold reforms in healthcare financing, workforce retention, digitalisation and elderly care, adding that health must be viewed as an investment, not an...
MPs should try queuing at govt clinics, waiting months for surgery, & sharing wards before debating healthcare reforms. Only then will they truly understand the rakyat’s pain 💊
In justifying the need to raise doctors' on-call allowance to RM25/hour, MMA tells MPs and ministers to experience the overworked, underfunded, and understaffed public health care system like ordinary citizens without using their…
Private hospitals are urging the govt to include incentives in #Budget2026 to help them expand healthcare access and manage rising costs 💰 A public-private synergy could ease pressure on MOH facilities and boost patient care nationwide.
Association proposes investment tax allowances for private hospitals investing in artificial intelligence, robotics, and health IT infrastructure.
Malaysia is stepping up cardiac care with new facilities at Serdang Hospital, set to be ready by 2027 ❤️ A major boost for heart disease treatment — the nation’s No.1 killer.
Health Ministry adds two invasive cardiology labs at Serdang Heart Centre to address cardiovascular disease, Malaysia’s leading cause of death.
Historic breakthrough in Malaysia 🇲🇾 — doctors successfully repaired a baby’s spina bifida while still in the womb, giving hope to families and marking a medical first for the nation.
Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) has successfully conducted Malaysia’s first intrauterine (fetal) surgery to repair spina bifida, a congenital spinal defect. This pioneering procedure took place on 22 September 2025, marking a sign…
Dialysis demand is surging — MOH stresses prevention, and PD must be championed as the first-line treatment over HD 🩺
Health deputy DG Nor Azimi sounds the alarm on the unstoppable rise of kidney disease in Malaysia, saying public and private sectors can't keep building new dialysis centres. Peritoneal dialysis must be championed as the first-li…
Ex-Health DG slams TPAs for telling docs to push local over general anaesthesia — warns it compromises patient safety ⚠️
Ex-Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who is UCSI Healthcare Group chair and a surgeon, tells MediExpress not to "cross the line of the medical profession", as "safety comes first". The TPA ordered hospitals to prioritise local o…
New system for doctors & nurses 🚑 MOH launches P3S online platform to make healthcare staff transfers faster & less painful. Goodbye endless paperwork, hello clicks.
Malaysia’s Health Ministry introduces P3S mutual posting swap system to cut bureaucracy and improve healthcare personnel placement process.
Doctors are speaking up: on-call pay hasn’t kept pace with rising workloads. Fair compensation is overdue ⚖️
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged lawmakers to urgently debate long-delayed reforms to doctors’ on-call allowances, war...
Calls grow for govt to extend cancer treatment subsidies to children under 7 — because no family should face financial ruin while fighting for a child’s life 💔
The National Cancer Society of Malaysia says the government currently subsidises treatment only for Malaysian children who go to public schools.
Malaysia just made history: its first scholarly public health article co-written with AI is now published internationally 🤖📚 Read more:
A public health physician at the Institute for Public Health has published Malaysia's first peer-reviewed scientific article, transparently co-written with AI, in an international journal. Dr Kishwen says his work shows AI can be…
Malaysia is studying whether traditional and indigenous medicine should be formally recognised as part of the health system 🌿 This could reshape healthcare access and cultural preservation.
Health Ministry studies recognising indigenous medicine under 2016 Act, with 373 practitioners from 25 communities consulted so far.