The Health Ministry

The Health Ministry has been allocated RM45.3 billion in Budget 2025, which is the second highest after the education ministry. It’s an almost 10% increase from the previous budget. Will it be enough to address the many issues affecting Malaysia’s public healthcare system? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Azrul Mohd Khalib, Chief Executive of the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, a healthcare policy research and advocacy outfit.

The Health Ministry has been allocated RM45.3 billion in Budget 2025, which is the second highest after the education ministry. It’s an almost 10% increase from the previous budget. Will it be enough to address the many issues affecting Malaysia’s public healthcare system? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Farhan Rusli, Fellow at the Institute for Research and Development of Policy.

The Health Ministry (MOH) is working with telecommunications companies to provide free access to the Mental Health Crisis Helpline or HEAL Line 15555.

The Health Ministry will expand and improve existing health facilities in efforts to provide the best treatment to cancer patients, especially children.

MOE also welcomes enforcement actions by the Health Ministry against traders selling these products, especially to school children.

The Health Ministry (MOH) issued a total of 5,041 compound notices worth RM1.25 million for smoking offences last month.

The Health Ministry has given an assurance that all future procurement processes will be done more firmly and effectively.

The Health Ministry has revoked the notification of five cosmetic products as they were found to contain scheduled poisons.

Masks will also not be required to be worn on public transport, the health ministry said in a statement.

The Health Ministry (MOH) aims to table the Health White Paper in Parliament in the middle of this year, Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said.

The Health Ministry is still unable to make any conclusion regarding a recent case involving a three-month-old baby who died while on a six-hour bus journey with his mother from Kuching to Sarikei.

Najib can buy his own medicine from other sources if he does not want to accept the medicines provided by the Health Ministry (MOH), its minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

The Court of Appeal has fixed Nov 23 to give its verdict on the appeal by seven individuals who are seeking to quash the Health Ministry's decision to ban smoking in all eateries.

A decision on whether to abolish the use of face masks in enclosed spaces will be looked into and decided by the Health Ministry (MoH).

The health ministry also updated rules for non-vaccinated travellers, dropping a 7-day quarantine requirement starting next week.

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