Tag: doctors
3,850 contract doctors accept permanent posts, says Health Minister
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said 3,850 out of 4,352 Grade UD10 medical officers have accepted the government’s offer of permanent appointment. He said all who accepted will report for duty at Ministry of Health (MOH) facilities nationwide beginning […]
Japan faces alarming shortage of cancer surgeons by 2040 – report
Japan is heading toward a severe shortfall in gastrointestinal surgeons, raising concerns over the future of cancer care as the country’s population ages. A report by the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, presented to the health ministry, projects that the […]
Dr Dzulkefly: 675 medical officers resigned last year
A total of 675 medical officers — both permanent and contract — resigned from public healthcare service in 2024, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad told the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday. He said the figure represents 1.5 per cent […]
4 doctors groups criticise govt app for medicine prices
Four doctors’ associations have criticised the health ministry’s pilot project for a medicine price comparison app, describing it as an overregulation of private medical practitioners. The groups criticised the comparison of medicines to regular grocery items, saying its dispensation should […]
Doctors fight medicine price display rule
The medicine price display rule has been challenged in court by several doctors who want the order to be quashed. The doctors filed for a judicial review, saying the rule hurts small clinics and was introduced without proper consultation. They […]
Around 600 medical officers apply to transfer out of East Malaysia
Around 600 medical officers currently stationed in Sabah and Sarawak have applied to transfer out from those states, says deputy health minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. Lukanisman said this has presented the health ministry with further difficulties to ensure public health […]
Singapore offers RM385K yearly salary to Malaysian doctors
Singapore’s Ministry of Health is directly interviewing Malaysian doctors and general practitioners at Traders Hotel KLCC as part of its move to strengthen its healthcare workforce. The recruitment drive offers a starting salary of S$110,000 (about RM385,000) per year, excluding […]
Malaysian medical graduates seen as “cheap yet high quality assets” in Singapore
Malaysian medical graduates are highly sought after by hospitals in Singapore, which consider them to be “cheap yet high quality assets”, according to a Malaysian doctor serving in the city-state. Wanting to only be known as Dr Akram, the doctor […]
Over 200 doctors gather to protest display of drug prices rule
More than 200 doctors and private general practitioners (GPs) have gathered near the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here to protest the mandatory display of drug prices under a law unrelated to the health sector. The doctors started gathering at Laman […]
Doctors’ groups oppose using non-medical Act for drug price display
Eight doctors’ associations have voiced opposition towards the government’s plan to use the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 (Act 723) to enforce the mandatory display of medicine prices. The groups maintained that they were supportive of transparency regarding medicine […]
