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27 Feb 2022 – ‘Concrete Healthcare plan needed’

KUALA LUMPUR: A Comprehensive and sustainable plan that addresses public healthcare must be developed to improve efficiency and tackle present and future challenges such as workforce shortages.

24 Feb 2022 – New way to release Covid data lauded

PETALING JAYA: A move to allay public fear by releasing all Covid data together rather than in bits and pieces has received the thumbs up from health experts.

23 Feb 2022 – More vaccination efforts needed to avoid widespread infection

MALAYSIA needs to intensify efforts in providing Covid-19 booster and vaccines, especially in the worst-hit states by Omicron to avoid overburdening healthcare as well as widespread infection.

22 Feb 2022 – Get Covid-19 Vaccine and Booster Shots, Reminds MMA

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has reminded the public to get vaccinated and go for their booster shots for maximum protection against Covid-19 virus.

22 Feb 2022 – Healthcare system at great risk if people don’t get booster, warns MMA

PETALING JAYA: The healthcare system faces the risk of being overwhelmed unless more people take the booster shots, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) warned today.

21 Feb 2022 – Calling for merciful justice in teen mum’s case

I was surprised when a former student, a senior syariah judicial officer in a southern state, called me recently. His primary intention was to seek my advice on his PhD studies at a local university.

21 Feb 2022 – PSD in good hands, bodes well for public services delivery, says MMA

KUALA LUMPUR: The appointment of Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah as the new Director-General of the Public Services Department (PSD) has received the backing of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) which believes it is in good hands.

20 Feb 2022 – Fight misinformation among Malays about booster jabs, says ex-minister

PETALING JAYA: A former health minister has proposed that the government seek the help of experts and religious authorities to increase the uptake of Covid-19 booster jabs among the Malays.

20 Feb 2022 – Consult experts if in doubt over child vaccinations, says MMA

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association has advised parents to consult experts if in doubt overs the vaccination for kids aged between 5 to 11-years-old.

20 Feb 2022 – Consult experts if in doubt about Covid-19 vaccination for kids, MMA tells parents

KUCHING, Feb 20 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has advised parents to consult the experts should they have doubt about Covid-19 vaccination for their children.

18 Feb 2022 – Now’s not the time to relax SOP, say experts

PETALING JAYA: With countries around the world loosening Covid-19 regulations, should Malaysia go down the same road?

17 Feb 2022 – MMA urges compassion for teen

PETALING JAYA: There is continued focus by concerned groups on the well-being of the 15-year-old girl who was charged at a Magistrate’s Court in Terengganu with the murder of her newborn child.

16 Feb 2022 – Doctors urge court to review teen’s murder charge after
newborn stabbed, say girl victim of rape and now injustice doctors

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) today expressed its shock over the murder charge against a 15-year-old rape victim who allegedly stabbed her newborn.

16 Feb 2022 – Vaccination indemnity agreement is to protect public,
says MMA

PETALING JAYA: The vaccination indemnity agreement that everyone has to sign is to enable
them to receive compensation if the need arises, according to the Malaysian Medical Association
(MMA).

15 Feb 2022 –

More Doctors to Bolster Healthcare System

KUALA LUMPUR: The goverment’s move to create more permanent positions for contract doctors will strengthen the nation’s healthcare system.

15 Feb 2022 – Announcement of full-time positions provides relief to contract doctors

KUALA LUMPUR: The announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob regarding opening full-time positions for contract doctors recently is a breath of relief for those contract doctors who have been awaiting this good news.

14 Feb 2022 – MMA welcomes govt’s move on contract doctors

THE Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) welcomed the government’s initiative to resolve the issue of contract doctors.

13 Feb 2022 – MMA welcomes Govt’s move to resolve contract doctors’ issue

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has welcomed the government’s initiative to resolve the issue of contract doctors.

10 Feb 2022 – Contract doctors welcome announcement on permanent posts

PETALING JAYA: A contract doctors group has welcomed the government’s decision to open up more than 4,000 permanent positions for medical officers this year, saying it is a “positive development”.

10 Feb 2022 – Contract hospital cleaners deserve frontline treatment, says MMA

PETALING JAYA: As frontliners in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, contract hospital cleaners should not be exploited in their terms of employment, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said today.

10 Feb 2022 – Reinforce Malaysia’s Plan Against Omnicron – MHC

Although Omicron is less deadly than Delta, there is still a significant risk to vulnerable segments of the population, the unvaccinated, and the unboosted.

6 Feb 2022 – Children below 12 should be vaccinated to boost safety at school

Kuala Lumpur: KUALA LUMPUR: To parents who are still in two minds about vaccinating their young children against Covid-19, medical experts have this piece of advice: Have them take the jab.

7 Feb 2022 – Risks and gains of lifting curbs

PETALING JAYA: It is a tough choice. Health experts and economists agree that international borders should reopen but, as expected, they disagree on how it should be done.

02 Feb 2022 – Children below 12 should be vaccinated to boost safety at school

KUALA LUMPUR: To parents who are still in two minds about vaccinating their young children against Covid-19, medical experts have this piece of advice: Have them take the jab.

The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is an association with the largest number of doctors in the country. Formed in 1959, we currently have more than 17,000 members. The more members we have, the more united the medical profession will be and the better the MMA can represent doctors in Malaysia. Join us and be represented!

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