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MMA voices frustration over unchanged RM10 consultation rate for GPs

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 22h

After 17 years, the GP consultation fee floor stays at RM10 — far below the RM50 MMA proposed. Low rates risk making clinics unsustainable and push price-cutting in primary care 😔

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MMA President Datuk Dr R Thirunavukarasu said the decision failed to reflect the true value of general practitioners’ contributions, describing them as...

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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 23h

💉 Health Ministry gets RM46.5 billion in Budget 2026 — biggest boost yet for reforms, new hospitals & better welfare for healthcare workers. A healthy nation starts with healthy support for its frontliners! 🇲🇾 thesun.my/malaysia-new...

Budget 2026: Health Ministry gets RM46.5b for reforms, new hospitals and worker welfare

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the measures are guided by the 13th Malaysia Plan and the Health White Paper, which sets out four key pil...

Health ministry gets RM46.5bil in 2026 budget

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 1d

MOH gets RM46.5 billion in Budget 2026 — a 12% boost! 💰 Biggest health allocation ever, but will it be enough to fix staffing, waiting times & access gaps?
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The allocation covers major hospital upgrades, new medical equipment and improved ward facilities nationwide.

MMA calls for stronger oversight over telemedicine arrangements

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 1d

Telemedicine’s booming—but without proper oversight, patient safety and doctor accountability are at risk. MMA urges stronger regulation to protect both sides 🩺
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The association has raised the red flag over a recent corporate collaboration offering 24/7 services.

Influenza A and B infection clusters rise sharply

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 1d

Flu season is hitting hard 😷
Malaysia sees a sharp rise in Influenza A & B clusters, mostly in schools — parents and teachers, stay alert and keep those masks handy!
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Schools have been advised to notify the nearest district health office in the event of an increase in cases and to isolate students.

Medical insurance losses mounting as inflation outpaces premium growth, says PIAM

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 2d

Medical inflation is running wild 💸 — Malaysia’s general insurers say healthcare costs are rising much faster than insurance premiums, putting major pressure on the system. How long can this hold?

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Malaysia’s general insurers are facing continued pressure in the medical and health insurance segment as medical inflation far outpaces premium growth, according to the General Insurance Association o...

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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 2d

Six doctors’ groups are calling for TPAs to be held legally liable for interfering with doctors’ clinical decisions — warning such actions breach the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act. ⚖️

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Hold TPAs Liable For Interfering With Clinical Care, Say Six Doctors’ Groups

Six doctors' groups say TPAs should be held liable for adverse events if payers continue to blur the line between administration and clinical care. "Doctors will not and should not take the blame for ...

Health Ministry proposes 10-fold tax hike on vape liquids ahead of nationwide ban

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 3d

MOH plans a 10x hike in vape tax — from 40 sen to RM4/ml 💨
A move seen as part of the lead-up to a nationwide vape ban.
Smokers and sellers brace for impact.
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) is proposing to raise the excise duty on vape liquids from 40 sen to RM4 per millilitre (ml), in what could amount to a tenfold tax increase ahead of the government’s plan...

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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 4d

“Doctors must be free to decide what’s best for patients,” says the Health DG — warning that interference with clinical judgment could be illegal under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act ⚖️
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Interfering with doctors’ clinical decisions could be illegal, says health DG

Dr Mahathar Abd Wahab says tying reimbursement or approvals to specific clinical choices may breach the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act.

MMA calls for bold reforms

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 4d

MMA urges the govt to be bold in healthcare reforms — boost funding, improve staffing, and fix systemic inefficiencies. Incremental steps won’t heal a bleeding system 🩺
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Bold reforms in healthcare financing, workforce retention, digitalisation and elderly care, adding that health must be viewed as an investment, not an...

Experience Public Health Care Without VIP Status, MMA Tells MPs

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 4d

MPs should try queuing at govt clinics, waiting months for surgery, & sharing wards before debating healthcare reforms. Only then will they truly understand the rakyat’s pain 💊
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In justifying the need to raise doctors' on-call allowance to RM25/hour, MMA tells MPs and ministers to experience the overworked, underfunded, and understaffed public health care system like ordinary...

Private hospitals seek incentives in 2026 budget

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 4d

Private hospitals are urging the govt to include incentives in #Budget2026 to help them expand healthcare access and manage rising costs 💰 A public-private synergy could ease pressure on MOH facilities and boost patient care nationwide.
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Association proposes investment tax allowances for private hospitals investing in artificial intelligence, robotics, and health IT infrastructure.

MMA urges 5% GDP healthcare spend, RM25 on-call rate in 2026

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 5d

MMA calls for Malaysia to raise healthcare spending to 5% of GDP and set a minimum RM25/hour on-call rate for doctors by 2026 💪
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Malaysian Medical Association calls for major healthcare reforms including tripling public spending

Malaysia to strengthen heart treatment with new Serdang facilities by 2027

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 6d

Malaysia is stepping up cardiac care with new facilities at Serdang Hospital, set to be ready by 2027 ❤️ A major boost for heart disease treatment — the nation’s No.1 killer.
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Health Ministry adds two invasive cardiology labs at Serdang Heart Centre to address cardiovascular disease, Malaysia’s leading cause of death.

Medical first for Malaysia: baby’s spina bifida repaired in the womb

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 7d

Historic breakthrough in Malaysia 🇲🇾 — doctors successfully repaired a baby’s spina bifida while still in the womb, giving hope to families and marking a medical first for the nation.

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Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) has successfully conducted Malaysia’s first intrauterine (fetal) surgery to repair spina bifida, a congenital spinal defect. This pioneering procedure took place on 22 S...

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‘We Can’t Keep Building New Dialysis Centres’: Health Deputy DG

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 7d

Dialysis demand is surging — MOH stresses prevention, and PD must be championed as the first-line treatment over HD 🩺

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Health deputy DG Nor Azimi sounds the alarm on the unstoppable rise of kidney disease in Malaysia, saying public and private sectors can't keep building new dialysis centres. Peritoneal dialysis must ...

Ex-Health DG Slams TPA’s Directive To Prioritise Local Over General Anaesthesia

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 9d

Ex-Health DG slams TPAs for telling docs to push local over general anaesthesia — warns it compromises patient safety ⚠️
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Ex-Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who is UCSI Healthcare Group chair and a surgeon, tells MediExpress not to "cross the line of the medical profession", as "safety comes first". The TPA ordered ho...

Ex-Health DG Slams TPA’s Directive To Prioritise Local Over General Anaesthesia

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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 9d

Ex-Health DG slams TPAs for telling docs to push local over general anaesthesia — warns it compromises patient safety ⚠️
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Ex-Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who is UCSI Healthcare Group chair and a surgeon, tells MediExpress not to "cross the line of the medical profession", as "safety comes first". The TPA ordered ho...

MOH launches P3S online system to streamline healthcare staff transfers

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 9d

New system for doctors & nurses 🚑
MOH launches P3S online platform to make healthcare staff transfers faster & less painful. Goodbye endless paperwork, hello clicks.

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Malaysia’s Health Ministry introduces P3S mutual posting swap system to cut bureaucracy and improve healthcare personnel placement process.

Use reasonable discretion when enforcing hospital dress code, says Dzulkefly

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 9d

MOH tells hospitals: enforce dress codes with civility, not hostility 👔 Respect patients while upholding rules.
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Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says hospitals should enforce dress codes with respect and good judgment.

‘On-call pay for doctors must be fair’

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 11d

Doctors are speaking up: on-call pay hasn’t kept pace with rising workloads. Fair compensation is overdue ⚖️

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PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged lawmakers to urgently debate long-delayed reforms to doctors’ on-call allowances, war...

Extend cancer treatment subsidies to children under 7, govt urged

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 11d

Calls grow for govt to extend cancer treatment subsidies to children under 7 — because no family should face financial ruin while fighting for a child’s life 💔 www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...

The National Cancer Society of Malaysia says the government currently subsidises treatment only for Malaysian children who go to public schools.

Malaysia’s First Scholarly Public Health Article, Co-Written With AI, Published Internationally

Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 11d

Malaysia just made history: its first scholarly public health article co-written with AI is now published internationally 🤖📚 Read more: codeblue.galencentre.org/2025/09/mala...

A public health physician at the Institute for Public Health has published Malaysia's first peer-reviewed scientific article, transparently co-written with AI, in an international journal. Dr Kishwen ...