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285,400 medical tourists. RM601.8 million. Penang pulled in both in just H1 2026, over a third of Malaysia's medical tourism, and now eyes Arab nations and Austra…
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Continue reading ↗267,873 calls. 518 crises intervened, including suicidal ideation and attempts. Malaysia's HEAL 15555 mental health line has been busy since Covid, and MOH is now…
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Continue reading ↗Medicines by post is now live in Malaysia. MOH's Postal Medicine Delivery Programme aims to cut hospital queues, with the MyUbat app already at ~893,000 users. 📦
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Continue reading ↗MOH launches a national registry for suicide and fatal injuries, plus postvention guidelines — aiming for better data and support to curb suicidal behaviour in Ma…
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Continue reading ↗MediAsas update: people with pre-existing conditions can still get cover for unrelated illnesses, with a 7-year no-look-back rule and RM100k–RM300k limits. Treatm…
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Continue reading ↗Malaysia mourns Tun Dr Siti Hasmah, 100 — a doctor who championed maternal and child health, immunisation and rural public health. Her legacy shaped generations o…
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Continue reading ↗A 19-year-old factory worker in Ipoh had his hand trapped in a meat grinder — rescuers couldn't free him due to the steel blade and rushed him to Hospital Raja Pe…
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Continue reading ↗New study finds Covid-19 drove up deaths among elderly Malaysians — fresh evidence of the pandemic's outsized toll on older adults. 📊
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