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At 2.4% of GDP, Malaysia's public health system is not in crisis, it is being starved, argues a urologist. He urges social health insurance and GP gatekeeping. 💡
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Continue reading ↗Public hospital beds grew just 1% a year from 2019 to 2024, versus 3% for private. Analysts expect healthcare demand to stay strong as Malaysia ages. 🏥
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Continue reading ↗Parliament's health select committee wants MOH to review allowances and incentives so more doctors will actually serve in Sabah and Sarawak. 🩺
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Continue reading ↗Medical insurance premiums soaring? Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin says DRG pricing and electronic medical records rolling out next year should rein in private hospit…
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Continue reading ↗Pregnancy fatigue is common—but persistent exhaustion with dizziness, weakness, breathlessness or palpitations may signal iron-deficiency anaemia. Don’t dismiss s…
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Continue reading ↗"If doctors are rejecting permanent positions that were once a carrot, the system has failed." Dr Timothy Cheng urges the PM to step in for public healthcare. 🏥
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Continue reading ↗Chronic illness doesn’t end at hospital discharge. CodeBlue says Malaysia’s financing must cover long-term medicines, specialist care and biologic treatments—not …
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Continue reading ↗Batu Pahat schools have been temporarily closed after the air-pollution index hit 211—“very unhealthy”. Exams were postponed and home-based learning arranged as h…
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