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We need a national health database, not more piecemeal apps. Real reform starts with real data 🧠

Dr Izzuna Mudla Ghazali urges policymakers and stakeholders to have a long-term perspective in evaluating health investments.

Bringing peritoneal dialysis into haemodialysis centres sounds efficient — but staff resistance, training gaps & logistics say otherwise. Reform needs more than policy — it needs people on board 💡

Expanding PD into HD centres could boost Malaysia’s PD First policy, but nurse shortages, limited private sector participation, and financing models remain barriers. Galen proposes tax breaks, subsidies and bundled payment scheme…

Khairy says Malaysia needs a Pricing Authority & independent audit to fix our broken healthcare system. Will MOH finally listen or continue patching holes? 💉

The ex-health minister says decentralisation, value-based care and structural reforms are key to future-proofing Malaysia’s healthcare system.

Malaysia joins regional mission to wipe out cervical cancer with free HPV vax, better screening & AI support. The goal? Zero deaths by 2040. Let’s go 💪

GEORGE TOWN: A new regional initiative, Active 2.0, has been launched in Malaysia to enhance cervical cancer care and recovery efforts across Southeast Asia.

Singapore just held a recruitment drive at KLCC offering RM385K/year to Malaysian doctors. Meanwhile, we’re still debating on-call allowance. 🧠

Singapore’s MOH offers Malaysian doctors RM385k starting salary plus benefits at KLCC recruitment drive

Malaysia is set to roll out the DRG payment model in 2026 to help control private healthcare costs. Will this finally make private treatment more affordable for everyone? 🤔

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — The first phase of the diagnosis-related group (DRG) payment model will begin next year, initiall...

Rakan KKM is now fast-tracking paying patients for elective procedures in public hospitals. Private speed, public care—welcome to a new era of healthcare in Malaysia 🚀

Patients can pay to cut the queue for elective procedures in public hospitals by paying for the service under Rakan KKM. Health Minister Dr Dzul says the regular waiting time for elective procedures is 6 to 7 months, but Rakan KK…

Medical officer placement results are out! If you applied, you can check your status starting today. Good luck to all the new MOs 🚀

The placement results for 2,248 contract medical officers under Grade UD10 who have been offered permanent appointments through the ePlacement system can be checked beginning today.

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Malaysia is short of nearly 11,000 specialist doctors in the public sector 😱 This isn’t just a gap—it’s a crisis waiting to explode. Who’s going to care for the rakyat if we can’t retain our best?

According to MOH data, Malaysia’s public health care sector is estimated to be short of 10,798 specialist doctors this year. Biggest shortages are in cardiothoracic surgery, forensic pathology, and family medicine, based on needs…

MOH & IHH now offering free cancer treatment to 500 B40 patients—great news for those needing help most 💪 Public-private collab that actually saves lives.

Malaysia’s Health Ministry and IHH Healthcare sign MoU to provide advanced cancer treatment for 500 more patients, enhancing access to care nationwide...

MOH wanted price transparency, but now can’t even be transparent about their own drug procurement chaos 🧯

GPs call out the double standards in the MOH's price transparency policy, while the ministry's own "opaque" drug procurement practices come under fire from the pharmaceutical industry. "Real reform must start where the biggest le…

“It’s already July. Where’s our on-call allowance raise?” MOs still waiting while promises echo in silence 🥲 Healthcare runs 24/7 — so should fairness.

An MO asks what happened to the on-call allowance increase for doctors that was promised last June. "If you can afford lavish events, luxury cars for officials, and foreign diplomatic tours, you can darn well afford to pay your d…

No Magic in the Mist, an antivaping song #saynotovaping #healtheducation https://youtu.be/LNTvYobUJxo?si=6vTFdz2By9Tsd6s0 via @YouTube

A song about the hazards of vaping. Kids, DO NOT get hooked!Lyrics:Verse 1Puff was just a dragon,Lived in fairytales,But now there’s clouds in locker roomsAn...

Food poisoning cases down 20% compared to last year, says MOH — a rare win for hygiene in Malaysia’s makan culture 🍛

PUTRAJAYA: The rate of food poisoning cases in Malaysia has reduced by over 20% so far this year compared to the same period in 2024, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

After backlash, MOH now says media can visit public hospitals — but only with approval. Transparency U-turn or just damage control? 🧐

Journalists in Putrajaya had come out against an earlier restriction on reporters asking follow-up questions or seeking clarification at an event tomorrow.

MOH says it’s aware of the overload… then denies it’s that bad. But 4 docs for 300 patients? That’s 1 every 8 minutes—if they don’t pee or eat. 🩺😮‍💨

SUNGAI BULOH, July 4 — The Health Ministry said it is aware of the high patient load at referral hospitals such as Sungai Buloh Hospital, following concerns that its doctors are...

Weekend fun video. In case your kids are thinking about becoming doctors AI 🤖 isntaking over. Better become a plumber 😂😂😂

AI is taking our jobs, and baby doc is indeed concerned if medicine is the right career?Verse 1:When I was just a tot in a crib,I’d poke my bear, then dream ...

New beauty clinic rules incoming! New guidelines target misuse of lasers & ultrasound devices in aesthetic centres. Only qualified pros can zap you now ⚡ Does this include non-doctors?

The revised guidelines are aimed at fostering the growth of a sector that contributed RM13.5 billion to Malaysia’s GDP in 2023.

Malaysia has only 1 occupational therapist for every 26,000 people. That’s not just a gap — it’s a chasm 🧠 Our ageing population and rising disability rates need urgent action now.

Malaysia continues to face a significant shortage of occupational therapists compared to several developed countries, due to a general

For your midweek entertainment, made in honour of GPs facing dozens of regulations

A Song Dedicated to our struggling GPs who face DOZENS of rules and regulations governing their practice Lyrics: 🎵 “Red Tape Blues (The GP’s Lament)” 🎵 (Slow 12-bar blues groove) [Verse 1] Woke up this mornin’, clinic keys in my…

Digitalising healthcare isn’t just an upgrade — it’s a lifeline. Malaysia’s push to go paperless in medicine is long overdue. Better data, faster care, fewer errors 💻

KUALA LUMPUR: Digitalisation has taken the world by storm, and to keep up with the fast-paced cycle of changes, there is a growing need to develop a more integrated healthcare system in Malaysia, said Health Minister Datuk Seri D…

It’s obvious we aren’t paying our nurses enough. They hold our healthcare together, yet get the short end of the stick. Time to value them not just in words, but in wages 💔

PETALING JAYA: Better incentives, including flexible working hours, are vital to retain nurses in the face of a critical shortage, particularly in Malaysia's public healthcare sector.

The drug procurement mess at MOH has sparked industry fury 😡 Pharmas sidelined, tenders delayed, and a black hole of silence from officials. Is this inefficiency… or sabotage?

Confusion reigns about drug procurement in MOH, with issues like delays in procuring medicines, risking shortages; choosing generics at 100% to 200% higher prices than off-patent innovators; “opaque” tenders and insufficient supp…