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codeblue.galencentre.org5 Sep, 8:32 am

Only 2.7M Malaysians pay income tax, yet they fund healthcare for 33M. A doctor explains why the system is mathematically unsustainable. 💊

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codeblue.galencentre.org5 Sep

Even RM9.45M isn't enough, says a lawyer: Malaysia's medical negligence damages fail to fully cover lifelong care for catastrophic injuries. ⚖️

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malaymail.com5 Sep

Haze forces 647 Sarawak schools shut Sept 7–11, affecting ~198,000 students across 12 districts. Home-based learning kicks in. 📚

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thestar.com.my5 Sep

Serian state of emergency declared after haze API hits 521 — Malaysia's first haze emergency. Government offices closed; only essential services run. 😷

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malaymail.com4 Sep

😷 Sarawak haze turns hazardous: Serian API hit 391, 4 areas "very unhealthy." ASEAN Alert Level 3 activated. Limit outdoor activity.

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Malaysia’s health story,
clearly told.

In Malaysian health today

Only 2.7M Malaysians pay income tax, yet they fund healthcare for 33M. A doctor explains why the system is mathematically unsustainable. 💊

Even RM9.45M isn't enough, says a lawyer: Malaysia's medical negligence damages fail to fully cover lifelong care for catastrophic injuries. ⚖️

Haze forces 647 Sarawak schools shut Sept 7–11, affecting ~198,000 students across 12 districts. Home-based learning kicks in. 📚

Serian state of emergency declared after haze API hits 521 — Malaysia's first haze emergency. Government offices closed; only essential services run. 😷

😷 Sarawak haze turns hazardous: Serian API hit 391, 4 areas "very unhealthy." ASEAN Alert Level 3 activated. Limit outdoor activity.

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Only 2.7M Malaysians pay income tax, yet they fund healthcare for 33M. A doctor explains why the system is mathematically unsustainable. 💊

Even RM9.45M isn't enough, says a lawyer: Malaysia's medical negligence damages fail to fully cover lifelong care for catastrophic injuries. ⚖️

Haze forces 647 Sarawak schools shut Sept 7–11, affecting ~198,000 students across 12 districts. Home-based learning kicks in. 📚

Serian state of emergency declared after haze API hits 521 — Malaysia's first haze emergency. Government offices closed; only essential services run. 😷

😷 Sarawak haze turns hazardous: Serian API hit 391, 4 areas "very unhealthy." ASEAN Alert Level 3 activated. Limit outdoor activity.

More from the health desk

🩺 Free health screenings for STR recipients 40+, nationwide Sept 5-6. Checks BP, diabetes & cholesterol — no registration, just MyKad needed.

Malaysia loses Dr Ronald McCoy, 96: obstetrician, former MMA president, co-founder of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. 🕊

2 MPs to Putrajaya: if nicotine vape is legally a poison again, stop taxing it and refund the RM354m+ collected since 2023. ⚖️

Vape industry wants Putrajaya to keep enforcing Act 852 on nicotine vape, but dodges the real issue: liquid nicotine is legally a poison again. 🚭

Galen Centre: Budget 2027 must fund hiring local + foreign doctors/nurses to close Malaysia's 13,000+ specialist gap. 💉

Doctors warn long-term haze exposure raises lung cancer, heart disease and miscarriage risk, and can stunt lung growth in children, per MOH's advisory. 🫁

Sarawak haze worsens: hazardous API readings now hit 5 areas, IPD Serian tops out at 374. Schools shut past API 200. 😷

MMA to Putrajaya: Budget 2027 must stop the doctor exodus. Malaysia is short ~11,000 specialists; MOH vacancies hit 54,362 in 2024. 🩺

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