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Big day for Malaysian doctors 🩺 July 1 marks the start of Act A1729 & new regs Now legally recognising Parallel Pathway specialists A major step toward inclusive, transparent medical governance

PETALING JAYA: Effective Tuesday (July 1), the enforcement of the Medical Regulations (Amendment) 2025 and the Medical (Amendment) Act 2024 [Act A1729] has officially commenced.

Doctors and pharmacists are uniting to push for SST exemption on private primary care — because taxing basic healthcare just doesn’t make sense 💊🩺

Six groups representing doctors, community pharmacists, and physiotherapists have called for the private primary care sector to be exempt from SST on commercial property rentals and on private health care services provided to for…

Health Minister Dzulkefly warns Malaysia faces a critical nurse shortage. Trainee intake increased to 1,000 but the gap remains ⚠️

MALAYSIA is grappling with a critical shortage of nurses, and it is currently setting new approaches to address the issue.Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said one of the ways to tackle this problem is to increase th…

Taxing outpatient care for foreign workers with SST will push them toward unlicensed clinics or delay treatment — hurting everyone in the long run 🚨

KUCHING, June 29 — The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Associations, Malaysia (FPMPAM) has proposed for the government to fully exempt primary care services for...

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Parallel pathway grads finally recognised as specialists in Malaysia 🎉 A win for fairness, experience & patient care. Took long enough!

Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad signs order to enforce the long-awaited amendments recognising parallel pathway specialists from July 1.

More MOH facilities coming in 2025! 12 projects done, 29 more on the way to boost Malaysia’s healthcare network 🚑

PUTRAJAYA, June 27 — A total of 12 out of 41 health facility construction projects scheduled for this year under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) have been completed as of June 16,...

Beauty services just got a glow up: they’re now exempted from the expanded SST in Malaysia! That’s one less thing to worry about at your next salon visit 💅

The Treasury says this decision was made by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in view of public sentiments.

Malaysia’s MOH is set to launch the Future of Health Workforce Report to tackle healthcare HR challenges, improve planning, and ensure enough skilled professionals for our nation’s needs. Excited to see real change on the ground! 🚀

Among the other top recommendations of the report are the development of an integrated health workforce database, and improvements to the licensing and registration systems for health professionals.

Thailand’s independent health agencies cut waste, boost efficiency, and help do away with centralized inefficiency. Malaysia, take note 🇲🇾

Thailand’s decentralised, semi-autonomous health system offers lessons for Malaysia, but ex-DG Abu Bakar Suleiman says reform must start locally, at the district and state levels, and tackle entrenched expectations shaped by deca…

Dr Nadia didn’t leave just a vacancy. She left a legacy. A reminder of what healthcare should look like — human, kind, courageous. Let’s stop losing the good ones 💔

Dr Naveen Kumar writes about an exceptional former colleague whose contract was not renewed despite the many valid reasons for the MO to stay on in public service. "While so many are leaving, here was someone who begged to remain…

Malaysia seized nearly 690,000 illegal pharmaceuticals in a global Interpol-led crackdown on fake meds across 89 countries. 💊 Operation Pangea XVII highlights a booming black market that’s risking lives.

STR recipients can now seek private clinic treatment under the Madani Medical Scheme. Big win for B40 access to care 💉

PETALING JAYA: Under the Madani medical scheme, eligible Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) recipients can now seek treatment at private clinics registered under ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd.

We spend the most when it’s too late 💸 MMA says it’s time to stop firefighting and start investing in primary care before illness strikes. Prevention costs less than crisis.

MMA president-elect Dr R. Arasu says Malaysia overspends on costly late-stage care, while underfunding GPs who handle most outpatient cases. He urges early investment in primary care, calling GPs key to prevention, health educati…

A 6-hour wait at a major hospital clinic? 😱 MOH now investigating the viral claim at HKL. How common are these delays—and what’s being done about it?

The public health sector has consistently grappled with issues such as a lack of manpower and overcrowded health facilities.

Malaysia sets up a joint ministerial committee to tackle skyrocketing healthcare costs. Could this finally bring relief to patients and GPs alike? 💊

The newly established committee aims to coordinate a whole-of-nation approach in managing medical inflation and improving transparency and sustainability.

📣 Dr Wee calls for UM to postpone Satu intake and suspend medical tuition fee hikes until transparency and fairness issues are resolved. Students deserve clarity, not confusion 🎓

KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya should postpone its intake under Saluran Terbuka Universiti Awam (Satu) and suspend the planned tuition fee hike for its Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and other medical course…

Kelantan faces a worrying HFMD spike with over 11,800 cases, mostly in kids under 6. Wash hands, clean toys, stay vigilant 👶

KOTA BARU: Kelantan has recorded 11,813 cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in the first six months of the year, as of epidemiological week (EW) 25 which ended on June 21, reflecting a 14 fold increase compared to the sa…

Allied health pros in Malaysia must register with MABHPC by Dec 31, 2026 or risk action. Don’t wait till the last minute — compliance is now mandatory 🛑

PETALING JAYA: The transition period for the registration of allied health professionals with the government has been extended to Dec 31 next year.

Malaysia’s healthcare financing must stop treating people as statistics. A person-centred system means funding what matters to patients, not just what’s cheapest. Time to rethink the whole approach 💡

Such an approach provides a more pragmatic look at how healthcare is being financed by individuals and how this can be further improved across the board.

Want Malaysians to eat healthy? Don’t punish them with taxes. Reward them instead—subsidies and incentives work better than sugar taxes, says expert 🍎

A nutritionist says there is no evidence that punitive measures such as the sugar tax have succeeded in changing habits.

Malaysia plans to table the Optometry Bill in October, aiming for 1 optometrist per 16,000 people to tackle eye care inequality 👁️ A crucial move when vision issues often go undiagnosed. About time?

PUTRAJAYA, June 17 — The Optometry Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament this October, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said the proposed legislation...

KPJ is bringing private healthcare to your doorstep—literally. Their new after-hours mobile clinic at a Johor public hospital offers basic services from 4pm to midnight. Will this ease congestion or widen the public-private gap? 🩺

Klinik Waqaf An-Nur offers subsidised after-hours care, expanding access for Johor communities.