Press Statement
AUGUST 2024 – PRESS STATEMENT
26 AUGUST 2024 – Raise Doctors’ On-Call Allowance To RM25 Hourly — Malaysian Medical Association
MMA urges the government to raise doctors’ on-call allowance by 173% from RM9.16 to RM25 hourly, citing MOH’s statement last Feb that the new on-call rate would be announced “soon”. Government doctors’ on-call allowances haven’t been revised since 2012.
26 AUGUST 2024 – Putrajaya urged to quickly revise on-call allowance of doctors
THE government is urged to immediately revise the on-call allowance rate for public healthcare doctors.
26 AUGUST 2024 – MMA hopes for revision in doctors’ on-call allowance
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said today it is looking forward to an announcement from the government on the new on-call allowance rate for public healthcare doctors.
24 AUGUST 2024 – Malaysian Medical Association concerned with shortage of human insulin in the country
KUCHING (Aug 24): The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) expresses deep concern over the unprecedented shortage of human insulin in the country, which has led to the recent decision by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to adjust the treatment regimens for diabetes patients.
23 AUGUST 2024 – Kuching to host 64th M’sian Medical
Association AGM, Convention & Scientific Congress 2024 on Sep 5-7
KUCHING, Aug 23: Kuching is set to play host to the Malaysian Medical Association’s
(MMA) 64th annual general meeting (AGM) and the National MMA Convention & Scientific
Congress 2024 from September 5 to 7.
23 AUGUST 2024 – MMA calls for panel to oversee medicine stocks in wake of human insulin shortage
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has expressed deep concern over the unprecedented shortage of human insulin in the country.
23 AUGUST 2024 – MMA concerned over patient outcomes amid human insulin shortage crisis
THE Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has expressed deep concern over the unprecedented shortage of human insulin in the country which has led to the recent decision by the Health Ministry (MOH) to adjust the treatment regimens for diabetes patients.
23 AUGUST 2024 – MMA expresses concern over alternative methods to manage diabetes
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has expressed concern over the health ministry’s decision to increase the use of alternative ways to manage diabetes – to address the human insulin shortage – particularly the impact it could have on patients.
23 AUGUST 2024 – MMA Raises Alarm Over MOH’s Diabetes Treatment Changes Amid Insulin Shortage
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — MMA warns that switching patients from human insulin to alternatives like SGLT2 inhibitors and insulin analogs poses risks. While effective for some, the sudden shift could be dangerous without proper patient monitoring.
23 AUGUST 2024 – MMA urges oversight of medicine stocks amid human insulin shortage
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Voicing serious concern about the human insulin shortage in Malaysia resulting in the Health Ministry’s recent decision to adjust the treatment regimen for diabetes patients, the Malaysian Medical Association has urged the Health Ministry to establish a committee to monitor the management of essential medicines across the country.
8 AUGUST 2024 – MMA: Labur dalam sistem digital untuk tangani kekurangan petugas kesihatan
Persatuan Perubatan Malaysia (MMA) menggesa kerajaan mendigitalkan sistem pengiraan tenaga kerja bagi menangani kekurangan tenaga kerja dalam sektor kesihatan.
8 AUGUST 2024 – MMA calls for digital mapping to fix healthcare worker shortages and imbalances
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) wants the government to swiftly implement a digital mapping system for the nation’s healthcare workforce.
8 AUGUST 2024 – MMA Demands Digital Mapping Of Health Care Human Resources
KUALA LUMPUR, August 14 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) told the government today to immediately begin a digital mapping of its health care workforce, as a doctors’ shortage grows more dire.
8 AUGUST 2024 – Malaysian Medical Association urges MoH to consider digitalised mapping of human resources in public healthcare
KUCHING (Aug 8): The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the Ministry of Health (MoH) to consider its proposal for a digitalised mapping of human resources
7 AUGUST 2024 – MMA wants action against unethical doctors, review of healthcare middlemen
PETALING JAYA: Appropriate action must be taken against doctors committing fraud in the Madani Medical Scheme, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
7 AUGUST 2024 – MMA Wants Minimum 98 Days’ Maternity Leave For Civil Servants
KUALA LUMPUR, August 7 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) today called for a minimum 98 days’ paid maternity leave for the public service to match the entitlement in the private sector.