The Health Ministry has chosen to keep mum over recent problems plaguing the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), including the high number of resignations, in recent months.
Tag: healthcare
WHO urges Israel to grant access to Gaza, saying healthcare cannot be militarised
The World Health Organisation (WHO) calls for Israel to approve requests to deliver humanitarian aid, as Israel-Gaza conflict enters its 100th day this Sunday.
AI concerns and limitations in Malaysian healthcare sector
While acknowledging the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in Malaysian healthcare, local health experts admit there are concerns and limitations associated with the technology that must be considered.
‘Re-imagining Malaysian healthcare requires political will, investment and sacrifice’
Successful healthcare reforms via the Health White Paper can only take place when politicians stop playing politics, citizens realise that nothing is free, and any gains must involve investment and sacrifice, says obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr John Teo.
‘Send kids who missed routine vaccinations for catch-up immunisation, ASAP’
Malaysian Paediatric Association president, Dr Selva Kumar Sivapunniam, urges parents whose children have not received routine vaccinations that protect against life-threatening diseases in the last two years, to get their catch-up immunisation jabs.
Right Covid-19 messaging needed to ensure we stay vigilant
The authorities must send out the right messaging on the pandemic to ensure the public pull their socks up and take extra precautions to avoid getting infected, writes Pola Singh.
Omicron could overwhelm healthcare system if we are not prepared, warns public health expert
Malaysian health authorities should adopt new strategies to ensure the healthcare system will not collapse in dealing with the latest Covid-19 Omicron variant. This includes adding more beds in existing public hospitals to cater to a possible surge in hospitalisations.
‘Solve healthcare crisis, push for national health insurance, better public-private partnership’
The Covid-19 pandemic and the emergence of new variants is a wake-up call for a better public-private healthcare partnership, including the setting up of a national health insurance scheme, says a Malaysian Armed Forces public health and disaster management expert.
Malaysian healthcare will do well to remember painful lessons from dealing with Covid-19
Too often, healthcare decisions are not based on healthcare evidence, but heavily infused with other considerations, whether it’s political, socio-economic, or otherwise, writes Dr John Teo.
‘Healthcare system could collapse from shortage of specialists if contract doctors not absorbed’
Former Malaysian Medical Association president Prof Datuk Dr N.K.S. Tharmaseelan says the government should absorb all contract doctors, as not doing so will result in a shortage of qualified specialists, and could lead to the collapse of the healthcare system.
Doctors must join hands to have stronger voice
Sometimes doctors get frustrated and complain that nothing is achieved. However, it would make sense to join the Malaysian Medical Association so that the voices of doctors and the public can be heard by the decision makers, writes Dr John Teo.
Has private healthcare become too commercialised?
The government, private healthcare industries, related stakeholders and doctors need to introspect and reflect deeply on how the private healthcare industry in Malaysia can move forward to serve the needs of all.
Have faith in physiotherapists
Physiotherapists and rehabilitation therapists hope society will value their roles and reach out to them to help speed up their recovery process.