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The sad state of affairs with stagnant GP fees for over 30 years - look at the last line!

Malaysia’s healthcare sector is on a strong growth streak 📈 Analysts expect revenue to keep rising in 2H 2025, driven by medical tourism and local demand. Healthy prognosis for investors?

The earnings momentum for private healthcare, health supplements and pharmaceuticals providers will continue into the second half of this year (2H25) as demand for such services and goods keep rising.

Putrajaya may unfreeze rural allowances for Sabah & Sarawak doctors after outcry. Health Minister says exemption is on the table. East Malaysia voices finally heard 💥

KOTA KINABALU: The Health Ministry will consider exempting medical doctors in Sabah and Sarawak from the freeze on rural allowances.

Sabah’s QE Hospital gets a major boost with 100 new haemodialysis machines—cutting wait times and saving more lives. A lifeline for kidney patients in East Malaysia 💪

Another tragic death at a KL construction site 💔 NIOSH urges tighter safety after the fatal Bangsar incident. How many more lives before real change?

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has urged improved safety measures at construction sites following the discovery of a British traveller's body at a site in Bangsar recently.

Pahang becomes the first Malaysian state to officially ban vaping after a fatwa and the Sultan’s consent. Enforcement kicks in immediately across the state 🚭

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The Pahang government has officially banned the use of electronic cigarettes or vape within the state. State Islamic Affairs, Rural Development and Orang...

Gerik Hospital staff performed CPR for over 6 hours to save a cardiac arrest patient. The new Health DG calls them “extraordinary heroes” 💪 True dedication in action!

New Health DG Mahathar, who is an emergency doctor, praises the "extraordinary" work of health care workers, the "true heroes", in Gerik Hospital and other facilities in handling the Gerik bus crash. HDK says the DG's letter is "…

Malaysia’s Health Ministry says the JN.1 Covid-19 subvariant isn’t a major threat — cases are mild, hospitals not overwhelmed. No panic, just precautions 😷

Health officials say despite the increasing number of infections, no Covid-19 related deaths were reported.

Private GPs in Malaysia are fighting back 💥 They say #DrsForAll’s claims about their charges are misleading and unfair. This isn’t about profits—they’re demanding fairness and transparency too.

DRSforALL tells CAP and its allies to set their priorities straight instead of attacking GPs that have "long served as a critical pillar of Malaysia's community health care system". Among others, GPs pioneered community-based her…

Covid-19 cases are rising in the region and Malaysians are stepping up to get vaccinated again. Don’t wait for another wave—protect yourself and your loved ones now! 💉

The revived interest is given the rising numbers of the new variant of Covid-19 in Thailand and Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Dengue cases are silently surging across Malaysia—but doctors are being warned: it may not look like classic dengue. Unusual symptoms = missed diagnoses. Stay alert 🦟

Doctors are urged to stay alert as dengue mimics other illnesses and often shows no symptoms, complicating diagnosis. Experts say dengue is now hyper-endemic in Malaysia. Vaccination, though not in the NIP, offers strong protecti…

Private hospitals urge gov to delay SST hike set for July 1—warning it’ll hurt patients and the healthcare system 🏥

PETALING JAYA: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) has sent a written request to the Finance Ministry to delay the implementation of the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) for private healthcare services.

Cannabis vaporisers are NOT medical devices, says Malaysia’s MDA. Don’t be fooled by marketing claims—these products aren’t approved for medical use! 🚫 Get the facts:

The Medical Device Authority says cannabis vaporisers are not considered a "medical device", either in Malaysia or globally. Ispire Malaysia isn't registered with MDA. An establishment licence is needed to manufacture medical dev…

Many refugees in Malaysia delay seeking medical help because they’re afraid of expensive fees. Health should be a right, not a luxury. Let’s build a system that cares for everyone! 🏥

MSF’s Dr Sara Zachariah says many of the refugees earn low wages and cannot afford to pay for treatment.

Malaysia is rolling out a 6% Service Tax on non-citizens using private healthcare, traditional & complementary medicine, and allied health services from July, but only at providers with over RM1.5mil turnover. Big change for expats! 🇲🇾

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The Ministry of Finance has issued a statement on the implementation of revised Sales Tax (ST) rates and expanded scope of the Service Tax effective July...

Private hospitals in Malaysia are now required to display outpatient drug prices—but will this transparency help or hurt patients in the long run? 💊

Private hospitals have begun implementing medicine price display in outpatient settings, says APHM. The private hospitals' association also calls for the implementation of the amended Medical Act to enable Malaysian specialists t…

Malaysia’s health spending has tripled in 20 years, but public healthcare funding still lags behind the private sector 🏥 Can the new MHIT scheme bridge the gap?

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s per capita health expenditure nearly tripled between 2000 and 2020.

Malaysia may soon allow cannabis vaporiser manufacturing—pending Cabinet approval. Health Minister says it’s not about recreational use but controlled industrial application 🧪

Dr Dzul says Cabinet will decide its position on cannabis vaporiser manufacturing for export, saying this involves not just MOH, but MITI, MIDA & KPDN. A US-based vape company operates a Johor factory that produces cannabis and n…

Govt launches MHIT as a new tool to boost health financing and transparency—but will it protect patient affordability or just pad private profits? 👀

Malaysia’s move toward a diagnosis-related group (DRG) pricing model in private healthcare has begun with the rollout of a new Medical and Health Insurance and Takaful (MHIT) product, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly…

Private hospitals will now have to share clinical data to support Malaysia’s new Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) pricing system. A bold step toward transparency — but will it protect fair compensation for specialists? 🤔

The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia says for the diagnosis-related group or any similar mechanism to work, accurate clinical data is needed.

Malaysia’s DRG pricing system is moving fast — MOH aims to pilot it in Rakan KKM clinics by year-end. Get ready for data-driven healthcare cost reforms 💡

Health Minister Dr Dzul says MOH aims to roll out Phase One of DRG in Rakan KKM by end-2025. The CEO of Rakan KKM, which will be implemented in Cyberjaya Hospital, is ex-MHTC CEO. APHM says clinical data and national EMR system n…

Zahid to lead task force on stagnant GP fees — but will it deliver real reform or just more talk? GPs have waited 20 years. Time for action, not committees 🩺

KUALA LUMPUR: A high-level committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will review the Health Ministry’s findings on the long-standing issue of stagnant consultation fees for private general practi…

Malaysia’s first product under the Diagnosis-Related Group pricing system is here: the MHIT package for acute coronary syndrome 🏥 A big shift toward value-based care has begun.

The health minister says the product will broaden private sector financing options and steer private healthcare towards a value-based healthcare model.

Malaysia’s rising wet-bulb temperatures could make outdoor work deadly by 2050. It’s not just hot—it’s lethal 🥵 Climate action isn’t optional anymore.

PETALING JAYA: It's not merely the heat – it's the humidity that poses a lethal threat.