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81% of Malaysia's mobile health teams reach patients by land, 11% by water, 8% by air — Sabah & Sarawak are almost 60% of them. 🚁

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Families of civil servant FDS crash victims get a RM20,000 ex-gratia payment — but the scheme excludes contract staff & Socso contributors. 💔

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Heading to Kuching's Malaysia Day fireworks amid the haze? MOH advises an N95 mask if you'll be outdoors a while, says Fahmi Fadzil. 😷

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611 healthcare workers say their uniform fabric is too stiff, hot, see-through & turns yellow — many also await tailoring payments. 🧵

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Lung disease is now among Malaysia's top 3 causes of hospitalisation & death — 6% of adults, up to 13% of kids have asthma, 1 in 3 undiagnosed. 🫁

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Experts: Malaysia's healthcare reforms need ring-fenced funding and unified data systems to keep momentum — reform is slow, but it can't stall. 📊

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New MMA president Dr L. Sivanaesan makes retaining public-sector doctors his top priority, citing an ageing population and rising NCD burden. 🩺

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MOH wants one seamless trauma care chain from roadside to rehab, to close the gap between Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. ⛑️

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