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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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Health DG: MOH is bracing for more public hospital patients as insurance costs climb 20% a year. 🏥

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Police, RMAF, MMEA & Fire and Rescue now run mercy flights to remote Sarawak as the Flying Doctor Service stays grounded. 🚁

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MOH to review ALL FDS helicopter contracts and the RM30 flight allowance after last week's fatal Sarawak crash killed 5 crew. 🚁

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SPA has filled 1,000+ of Malaysia's 1,400 needed nursing posts via open interviews & walk-in recruitment this year — but hundreds more urgent vacancies remain. 👩‍⚕️

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All 5 Long Lellang FDS crash victims have been returned to their families; case now closed, Sarawak police say. 🕊️

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