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Budget 2025: Healthcare stakeholders hope for solution to new on-call rates

Budget 2025: Healthcare stakeholders hope for solution to new on-call rates

Healthcare stakeholders are hopeful that the 2025 Budget will address some of the sector's ongoing challenges.
Tue Oct 15 2024
UN inquiry accuses Israel of seeking to destroy Gaza healthcare system

UN inquiry accuses Israel of seeking to destroy Gaza healthcare system

UN accuses Israel of "relentless and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities" in the war.
Sat Oct 12 2024
Countless numbers could die in Sudan without immediate action, UN official says

Countless numbers could die in Sudan without immediate action, UN official says

Nearly 18 months have created a major internal displacement crisis, leaving over 25 million people in desperate need of food and healthcare.
Fri Oct 11 2024
AWANI Tonight: The dangers of anaemia in children

AWANI Tonight: The dangers of anaemia in children

Universiti Malaya's Prof Dr Muhammad Yazid Jamaludin weighs in on the dangers and risks of anaemia in children, a common yet overlooked condition in the country.
Thu Oct 03 2024
Consider This: HIV/AIDS - Sustaining the Fight

Consider This: HIV/AIDS - Sustaining the Fight

While the global fight against HIV/AIDS has made some tremendous strides over the decades, this post-pandemic world presents new obstacles— chief among them, the challenge of sustaining funding and focus. With healthcare priorities shifting and resources being redirected, are we at risk of losing those hard-won gains? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Nik Tasha Nik Kamaruddin, Chief Brand Strategy Officer of Sunway Group, and Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Chairperson of the Malaysia AIDS Foundation and President & Pro Vice-Chancellor at Monash University Malaysia.
Mon Aug 26 2024
Consider This Preventing HIV with PrEP - Harmonising Health & Faith

Consider This Preventing HIV with PrEP - Harmonising Health & Faith

In Muslim-majority Malaysia, implementing public health initiatives like PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) to prevent HIV infection required more than just medical planning. It demanded thoughtful consideration, the involvement of religious leaders, and careful communication to align with Islamic principles. As Malaysia integrates PrEP into its primary healthcare system, it’s setting a precedent that could serve as a model for other Muslim-majority countries. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Anita Suleiman, President of the College of Public Health Medicine at the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia. She’s also the former Director of the Disease Control Division at the Ministry of Health, and has been widely credited as the architect of Malaysia’s PrEP programme.
Thu Aug 15 2024
Sudan's cemeteries swell with fresh graves as hunger and disease spread

Sudan's cemeteries swell with fresh graves as hunger and disease spread

The war has devastated a healthcare system already under strain before the fighting began.
Sat Jun 22 2024
[COLUMNIST] Health literacy and preventative care: Reducing the burden on healthcare systems

[COLUMNIST] Health literacy and preventative care: Reducing the burden on healthcare systems

Improving health literacy is essential to reducing the burden on healthcare systems.
Wed Jun 19 2024
Gaza's doctors were building a health system. Then came war.

Gaza's doctors were building a health system. Then came war.

Health workers killed in Gaza war included 55 highly qualified specialists who were seeking to create a healthcare system for Palestine.
Fri Jun 07 2024
Meet the 2024 Technology Pioneers of the World Economic Forum

Meet the 2024 Technology Pioneers of the World Economic Forum

Discover WEF's 2024 Technology Pioneers. Explore 100 groundbreaking start-ups driving advancements in AI, clean energy, healthcare and more.
Thu Jun 06 2024
Medical Act 1971 to be amended to solve parallel pathway issue - Dr Dzulkefly

Medical Act 1971 to be amended to solve parallel pathway issue - Dr Dzulkefly

Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the Cabinet also recognises the increasing need for specialist services in healthcare facilities.
Thu Jun 06 2024
Malaysia needs to prioritise investments in silver economy to enable active, healthy ageing - PM

Malaysia needs to prioritise investments in silver economy to enable active, healthy ageing - PM

These include investments in critical sectors such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and infrastructure conducive to active ageing.
Tue Jun 04 2024
MOH opens PPS placements to other hospitals

MOH opens PPS placements to other hospitals

MOH explores alternative placements for 792 medical trainees, aiming to address shortage of healthcare workers.
Wed May 22 2024
Nursing shortage projected at close to 60 percent by 2030 - Dr Dzulkefly

Nursing shortage projected at close to 60 percent by 2030 - Dr Dzulkefly

Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said a collaboration between public and private sectors can help improve shortfall of nursing staff needed.
Fri May 03 2024
[COLUMNIST] Empowering pharmacists through dispensing separation: Enhancing community healthcare

[COLUMNIST] Empowering pharmacists through dispensing separation: Enhancing community healthcare

If done right, dispensing separation has great potential to enhance the healthcare system and benefit a broader spectrum of people.
Mon Apr 29 2024
ISIS Malaysia's perspective of Budget 2025

ISIS Malaysia's perspective of Budget 2025

An excellent rakyat-centric budget under the overarching principle of a caring and humane economy.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Record increase in STR, SARA aid initiatives

Budget 2025: Record increase in STR, SARA aid initiatives

The government will provide a significant boost to the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) initiatives next year.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar

Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar

The government plans to make it compulsory for all non-citizen workers to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
Fri Oct 18 2024
What policies to expect from Indonesia's new President Prabowo

What policies to expect from Indonesia's new President Prabowo

Prabowo will be open to foreign investment, his aide has said, such as by offering investors management of airports and sea ports.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Govt allocates RM470 mil to empower women's participation in PMKS

Budget 2025: Govt allocates RM470 mil to empower women's participation in PMKS

The Women's Leadership Apprenticeship Program will be intensified as an effort to produce more female corporate personalities.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid

Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid

Residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp, using heavy air and ground fire.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration

Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration

Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia's president on Sunday with Vice President-elect, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, also taking office.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Immediate allocation of RM150 mil for local authorities, DID to tackle flash floods

Immediate allocation of RM150 mil for local authorities, DID to tackle flash floods

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this allocation is intended to address the recent flash floods that hit the capital and several major towns.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Sabah, Sarawak to continue receiving among highest allocations - PM

Budget 2025: Sabah, Sarawak to continue receiving among highest allocations - PM

Sabah and Sarawak continues to be prioritised under Budget 2025, with allocations of RM6.7 billion and RM5.9 billion respectively.
Fri Oct 18 2024
NFOF will be operational in November 2024 with funding of RM1 bil

NFOF will be operational in November 2024 with funding of RM1 bil

PM Anwar Ibrahim said NFOF will support venture capital fund managers to invest in startup companies with RM300 million set aside for 2025.
Fri Oct 18 2024