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Health Minister Dzulkefly: motorcyclists make up 59% of Malaysia's road deaths, with 18 people dying daily on our roads. After more RXZ convoy tragedies, he wants…

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Malaysia's over-65 population hit 8.4% this year — 12 states are now officially "ageing," Perak highest at 10.8% 👴 Economy Ministry is fast-tracking a national ag…

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🏥 JPA approved 13,343 new MOH posts (1,197 doctors, 3,471 nurses) for 256 new/upgraded facilities, RM1.25bil/yr. MOH still has 15,587 nurse vacancies — could take…

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Negeri Sembilan gets RM328mil for 24 health projects, plus RM26.6mil to refurbish 88 dilapidated clinics 🏥 Aimed at widening access to quality healthcare, says Dz…

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Pioneer SWE doctors in Malaysia do full specialist duties but only get Medical Officer on-call pay 🩺 A year in, there's still no clarity on subspecialty training …

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An insurer is clawing back payments from private specialists over admissions from 2+ years ago ⚖️ A specialist asks: is this even legal in Malaysia?

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Malaysia's registered autistic OKUs rose 24% to over 93,000 in a year 🧩 Senator wants faster hiring of therapists to cut long wait times for kids.

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MOH staff say a pension alone will not retain them. They want better pay, career pathways, smaller workloads and better workplaces.

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