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Sandakan’s Duchess of Kent Hospital is getting a much-needed facelift! RM1.05 M has been allocated today to boost its surgical ward and supporting facilities 🏥
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — The Ministry of Health has approved an allocation of RM1.05 million to carry out minor works and improvements at the Duchess of Kent Hospital in...
Blaming GPs won’t fix Malaysia’s healthcare crisis. Dr John Teo says the govt is using doctors as scapegoats to hide systemic failures 🩺
Dr John Teo accuses the government of making GPs the "bogeyman" to hide its failure to provide adequate health care and coverage for all. The OBGYN notes that OOP spending in GP clinics is relatively low and stresses that private…
Malaysia’s fixed-fee DRG hospital payment system, meant to curb rising private healthcare costs, is delayed from 2025 to 2027. Interim version starts at selected private hospitals this year 🏥
Malaysia will only roll out the Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) system — a fixed-fee, diagnosis-based hospital payment model — by 2027, as a solution to rising private healthcare costs.
Indonesian nurses on the table: A detailed study into hiring them is welcomed by the Health Ministry, but any decision must prioritize Malaysians’ welfare and staff rights. 👩⚕️
Dzulkefly Ahmad says any decision on the matter must serve the people, safeguard the welfare of ministry staff, and strengthen the healthcare delivery system.
Only half of clinics compliant? Just 55% of private healthcare facilities are fully displaying drug prices. Are patients even checking? 💊
KUALA LUMPUR: Checks during the first three months of enforcing drug price transparency showed that 55% of 1,639 private healthcare facilities nationwide complied satisfactorily, says Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.
More frontline doctors for Sabah! 307 new permanent medical officers are on the way, with 10 headed to Sandakan’s Duchess of Kent Hospital. Malaysia’s health system gets a boost. 🩺
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says 10 of these officers will serve at the Duchess of Kent Hospital in Sandakan, which serves the east coast of Sabah.
Galen Centre urges Malaysia to raise cigarette duty to RM0.77 per stick. It could add RM771 million in revenue and cut smoking‑related disease. Taxes haven’t risen since 2014 and costs far outweigh revenue. 🚭
The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy says the move could raise RM771.8 million and curb smoking-related diseases.
Malaysia’s nursing shortage may bring Indonesian nurses. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says any plan must help patients and protect staff. Shortages stem from frozen training and closed nursing schools. 🏥
Dzulkefly Ahmad says any decision on the matter must serve the people, safeguard the welfare of ministry staff, and strengthen the healthcare delivery system.
Free healthy food for kids under 3? MP Dr Alias Razak says it’s cheaper than paying RM34 billion to fix malnutrition. 16% of under‑fives are stunted and obesity is rising. 🍎
PN's Dr Alias Razak says this is much cheaper than the cost of treating complications arising from malnutrition and stunting.
💙🎸 Sometimes the blues says it best. After 33 years with no increase in GP consultation fees, the struggle is real. 10 Ringgit Blues – No Raise Since ’92 captures the humour, frustration, and daily grind of being a Malaysian GP today. A tune for every doctor who’s ever wondered how to survive on fees stuck in 1992. 🎤 If you have ever been paid like it is still the 90s, this song is for you.
🎸 10 Ringgit Blues – No Raise Since ’92 🎸 A soulful Malaysian blues anthem telling the story of General Practitioners whose consultation fees have barely changed since 1992, despite the rising cost of living. From teh tarek to ro…
Malaysia is exploring the recruitment of Indonesian nurses with a detailed study to address healthcare workforce shortages 🏥
Dzulkefly Ahmad says any decision on the matter must serve the people, safeguard the welfare of ministry staff, and strengthen the healthcare delivery system.
Measles is surging in Malaysia 💉 The Health Ministry is giving FREE measles‑rubella shots to kids aged 6‑59 months until Oct 12. Book via MySejahtera, register at a clinic or just walk in. Immunise now & stop the spread!
BINTULU (Aug 10): With measles cases rising nationwide, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is calling upon parents to take advantage of its Measles-Rubella supplementary activity, which offers free vaccinations for children aged six to…
Fever, rash & joint pain after a mozzie bite? It might be chikungunya – NOT dengue 🦟 Only lab tests can confirm this virus and experts warn joint pain can linger for days. Stay vigilant and get tested early!
PETALING JAYA: You get bitten by a mosquito and days later, there is a sudden onset of fever, muscle pain, headache and rash.
🚭 Health Minister says the vape ban is no longer a matter of if, but when — a decisive step to curb youth nicotine addiction in Malaysia
KANGAR, Aug 9 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will present an expert committee’s recommendation on banning electronic cigarettes or vapes to the Cabinet once the study is...
Over 2,000 unauthorised ads for health products have been removed in Malaysia since Jan 1 🚫 Public urged to buy only from registered sellers to avoid fake or unsafe items
This followed complaints from the health ministry.
A heart attack at just 19. Malaysia’s youngest recorded case is a wake-up call — lifestyle diseases are hitting younger Malaysians harder and earlier than ever 💔
KANGAR, Aug 9 — Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Malaysians have reached an alarming level, with the youngest recorded case of heart attack at the National Heart Institute...
Malaysia is facing a ticking health time bomb 🚨 Non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease & cancer are rising at alarming rates, warns Health Minister. Prevention isn’t optional anymore — it’s survival.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Malaysians have reached an alarming level, with the youngest recorded case of heart attack at the National Heart Institute (IJN) involving a 19-year-old patient.
🦠 130 healthcare professionals in Sibu gathered for the Infectious Disease Update 2025 to swap know-how on HIV, dengue, malaria & melioidosis.
SIBU (Aug 9): A total of 130 healthcare professionals from hospitals and health clinics across Sarawak attended the Infectious Disease Update 2025 at Kingwood Hotel here today. The two-day event was organised by the Sibu Hospital…
🏥 Sarawak pushes ahead with its own cancer centre. The 310-bed SCC tops talks with MOH starting Aug 11 & the state is ready to lend funds to get it built.
KUCHING (Aug 9): The Sarawak Cancer Centre (SCC) project will be among the key topics at a series of meetings between the Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government (MPHLG) Sarawak and the Ministry of Health (MoH) Ma…
Only 6 of 850 Sarawakian healthcare workers in West Malaysia returned home in 6 months. Dr Sim wants MA63 health autonomy & will raise it with MOH on Aug 11.
KUCHING (Aug 9): Only six out of 850 Sarawakian healthcare workers in West Malaysia waiting to be transferred back to their home state have successfully returned over the past six months, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian…
Importing foreign nurses may ease the shortage, but it won’t fix the root cause — poor working conditions driving Malaysian nurses away 🚑
Multimedia University economics lecturer Afifah Abd Wahid says importing Indonesian nurses may act as a much needed painkiller, but Malaysia still needs to cure the chronic condition plaguing its health care workforce.
74% of liver cancer cases in Malaysia are only found at advanced stages — when treatment options are limited and survival rates plummet. Early screening could save lives. 🩺
According to one medical professional, low awareness and lack of effective public screening programmes contribute to this statistic.