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Prof Raja Affendi warns IBD in Malaysia is no longer rare or just urban. National incidence has nearly doubled over the past decade, with more rural and semi-urban cases too. Access to GI care is going to matter more. 🧠 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/ibd-has-no-borders-access-to-ibd-care-prof-dr-raja-affendi-raja-ali/

Selangor wants Selgate to do double duty: expand private hospital capacity and recycle profits into ISS, Selangor Saring and other state health programmes. A state-level health financing experiment worth watching. 🏥 https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/05/22/selangor-to-expand-selgate-facilities-to-strengthen-public-health-ecosystem-says-amirudin/221036

IHH Healthcare brought Malaysia's LungShield to the World Health Assembly — screening 10,000 traffic police for occupational lung disease using a public-private model 🫁 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/ihh-healthcare-malaysia-brings-lungshield-programme-to-79th-world-health-assembly/

MMC bans fee-splitting: doctors can no longer be pressured by hospitals or insurers to cut their fees as a condition for patient referrals. MMA now wants MOH, BNM, and MyCC to enforce it 💊 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/mmc-bans-doctor-fee-splitting-by-hospitals-insurers-tpas/

Malaysia's Health Ministry is expanding the scope of treatments at private clinics to empower GPs — more care closer to home, less crowding in hospitals 🏥 https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/1445808/health-ministry-expand-treatment-scope-private-clinics-empower-gps

KPJ says Selangor just did Asia Pacific’s first spinal procedure using minimally invasive cement screws. Private hospitals are still where a lot of procedural innovation gets branded first. 🦴 https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/05/22/kpj-performs-regions-first-spinal-procedure-with-cement-screws

Patient leaflets, clinic info, appointment links, videos, PDFs. All inside one virtual contact card. Share by QR. Update anytime. Never run out of print eg Dengue FAQ in whatever language! Live eg: https://vcard.physician.my/vcard/klinikxyz/

UK training policy changes DON'T invalidate your Malaysian medical degree. NUMed's Newcastle University hits back at claims Britain "killed Malaysia's international student dreams" — NUMed grads can still apply for UK postgrad training 🎓 https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2026/05/21/facts-matter-for-malaysias-medical-education-future

Malaysia's AI lung screening at public clinics has found 724 lung nodules and 73 high-risk cancer cases among 9,174 patients — 26.9% had abnormal chest X-rays. Catching cancer early at the community level 🫁 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/21/malaysia-singapore-sign-strategic-health-mou

Malaysia targets 902 public health clinics with integrated lung care by end of 2026 — TB, COPD, lung cancer screening, asthma and AI chest X-ray under one roof. Respiratory health just got a serious upgrade 🫁 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/20/move-to-strengthen-lung-health-services-in-malaysia

Malaysia & Singapore ink a health MOU — aligned Nutri-Grade food labels, cross-border referrals to Johor private hospitals, and Medisave coverage in the works. Bilateral healthcare diplomacy getting serious 🤝 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/21/malaysia-singapore-sign-strategic-health-mou

Malaysian private healthcare doesn’t just sell treatment anymore — it increasingly sells speed, reassurance, and escape from public-sector friction. Useful provocation if you’re thinking about why costs keep climbing. 🏥 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/central-contradiction-of-malaysias-private-health-care-system-mohamad-zakifikri-mohamad-nor/

Malaysia-Singapore health ties are getting more operational: NCDs, Nutri-Grade labelling, medtech, and medical tourism in one MOU. Cross-border policy alignment matters more than another photo-op. 🤝 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/21/malaysia-singapore-sign-strategic-health-mou

A dengue patient got a Chinese-language monitoring card at a KL clinic. Perkasa objected. Health literacy advocates fired back: diseases don't recognise race — multilingual health info saves lives. Malaysia's hospitals walk a political tightrope 🏥 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/multilingual-clinic-appointment-cards-ensure-continuity-of-care-says-contributor/

43 Malaysian babies under 5 months died of whooping cough in 2023. MOH's free Tdap jab in pregnancy cuts that risk by up to 93%. Doctors are urging all pregnant mums to get vaccinated — it protects baby from birth 💉 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/tdap-immunisation-for-pregnant-mums-prevents-deadly-100-day-cough-in-young-babies/

Malaysia targets 902 public health clinics with integrated lung care by end of 2026 — TB, COPD, lung cancer screening, asthma and AI chest X-ray under one roof. Respiratory health just got a serious upgrade 🫁 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/20/move-to-strengthen-lung-health-services-in-malaysia

At the World Health Assembly, Dzulkefly: "When health is politicised, worst still weaponised, the most vulnerable pay the highest price." Malaysia pushes for humanitarian access and showcases its "5S" reforms in Geneva 🌍 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/20/malaysia-calls-for-unhindered-access-to-humanitarian-assistance-says-health-minister

Malaysia ramps up Ebola surveillance after WHO declared the Congo/Uganda Bundibugyo outbreak a global health emergency. No cases here — but airports and ports are on high alert. Travellers from affected regions: seek care if symptomatic within 21 days 🚨 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/20/malaysia-tightens-ebola-watch-after-who-global-alert

A 6% SST on foreign patients has not hit Malaysia's healthcare travel sector yet, says Amir Hamzah. Tax changes may hurt perception before they hurt volume. 💼 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/19/healthcare-travel-sector-not-affected-by-6-sst