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MOH, IHH Healthcare expand free cancer treatment for 500 patients
The Health Ministry (MOH) and IHH Healthcare Malaysia have signed their third Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand free cancer treatment for an additional 500 patients. This initiative strengthens the public-private partnership, ensuring underserved communities receive high-quality radiotherapy and radiosurgery […]
Malaysia facing shortage of occupational therapists
Malaysia continues to face a significant shortage of occupational therapists compared to several developed countries, due to a general lack of public awareness regarding the importance of the profession. Health Ministry Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Services head Nora Hamid, said […]
Malaysia faces critical shortage of nurses
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has admitted that the country is facing a critical shortage of nurses. In view of this, Minister of Health, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, said MOH is taking steps to address it, including increasing the […]
Specialist recognition finally allowed to parallel pathway grads
The health ministry has cleared the final hurdle for hundreds of medical graduates trained via the parallel pathway to be officially listed in the National Specialists Register (NSR), ending a year-long delay that had left them in limbo. Health minister […]
Health ministry probing claim of 6-hour wait at HKL’s clinic
The health ministry is looking into a netizen’s claim that she had to wait for six hours to receive treatment at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) yesterday. “We are investigating this,” said an aide to health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad in the […]
Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur pioneers new heart procedure in Malaysia
Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL) marked a significant milestone in cardiovascular care with the successful transcatheter device occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in an adult patient with congenital heart disease — a first for the hospital’s Interventional Cardiology […]
Malaysia at risk of extreme heat and current hot weather
It’s not merely the heat – it’s the humidity that poses a lethal threat. Experts warn of a wet-bulb temperature (WBT) threat as Malaysia sweats through a silent, rising danger. And with the heat expected to rise in the coming […]
Diabetes and high cholesterol cases above national average, says health minister
Cases of diabetes and high cholesterol levels in Kelantan have seen an increase exceeding the national average indicators, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said based on the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023, 16.3% of […]
JPA gives final extension for 45-hour work week for nurses
The public services department (JPA) has given the health ministry a two-month extension for the implementation of the 45-hour work week for ward nurses. In a letter to the ministry’s secretary-general yesterday, JPA said the new date would be Aug […]
WHO adopts Malaysia’s resolution on lung health – Minister
A landmark resolution on lung health by Malaysia has been officially adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in conjunction with the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) in Geneva, Switzerland. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the adoption […]
