This letter was addressed to the Editor of The Star from the Director General of Health Malaysia Dear Editor, The Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to refer to a letter published in The Star on 12 June 2015 titled ‘Choking over Hospital’s High Fees’. MOH monitors the […]
PRESS STATEMENT Director General Of Health Malaysia Employment Of Locum Doctors The recently concluded 341st meeting of the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) recorded its concern on the involvement of unqualified persons practicing medicine as locums in medical clinics. This is against the provisions of the Medical Act 1971 […]
Social Media Postings by Doctors and other Healthcare Professionals With the advancement of information technology including the use of social media, we acknowledge that professional and social boundaries have become blurred and this creates another form of risk communication. It is therefore of utmost importance for all health […]
KENYATAAN AKHBAR KETUA PENGARAH KESIHATAN MALAYSIA PERSEDIAAN KE ARAH PENGUATKUASAAN AKTA PERUBATAN TRADISIONAL DAN KOMPLEMENTARI 2013 [Akta 756] Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) kini dalam persiapan ke arah penguatkuasaan Akta Perubatan Tradisional dan Komplementari 2013 [Akta 756] pada suatu tarikh yang akan ditetapkan oleh YB Menteri Kesihatan Malaysia. Akta 756 […]
PRESS STATEMENT DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH MALAYSIA ON CALL CLAIMS BY HEAD OF DEPARTMENTS IN HOSPITALS The Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to refer to a letter published in The Star on 21st March 2015 titled ‘On-Call claims abuse by HODs’ by Dr Prakash, Kuala Lumpur. MOH […]
MENJAWAB ISU DOKTOR LELAKI DI BAHAGIAN SAKIT PUAN (O&G) Oleh: Abdul Rahman Abdul Kadir. Bersempena dengan Hari Wanita 2015, saya terpanggil utk menulis berkenaan isu ini kerana ramai sahabat2 saya bertanya tentang kehadiran doktor sakit puan (obstetric dan gynaecology-O&G) lelaki di negara kita. Ramai yang menyalahkan kerajaan kerana […]
CLOSING REMARKS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH MALAYSIA INHALATIONAL ANAESTHESIA DAY CARE SYMPOSIUM 6TH MARCH 2015, 11.45 AM, AUDITORIUM, HOSPITAL PUTRAJAYA Bismillahirrahmanirrohim Thank you Ms. Chairperson, i) The Honorable Datin Dr. Sivasakthi Velayuthapillai, Head of Anesthesiology Services ii) The Honorable Professor Dato’ Dr. Wang Chew Yin, From UMMC iii) […]
Talent Grooming Programme (TGP) for Technical Healthcare Professionals As we all know, for an organisation to be successful it needs to harness and develop its talents for continual growth and renewal. This is particularly so in the healthcare sector which requires strong leadership to manage the ever-challenging and dynamic […]
Today, in conjunction with “Mesyuarat Khas KPK”, I had an opportunity to visit to the Advanced Medical & Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Institut Perubatan & Pergigian Termaju) together with all State Health Directors and Heads of Divisions. The Institute which is located at Bertam Kepala Batas, was […]
“Parallel Pathway” is an alternative training pathway to produce more medical specialist in Malaysia. Today marks another milestone in postgraduate training particularly in Cardiothoracic surgery, when Malaysian Association of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery with College of Surgeons Malaysia, Academy of Medicine Malaysia and Royal College of Surgeon (Edinburgh […]
PRESS STATEMENT : MALAYSIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL 1. I refer to the article published in the New Straits Times, on the 19 August 2014, Page 9 – “Drop in intake for medical degrees” 2. The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) would like to clarify that all accredited medical schools in […]
