26 Oct 2022 – MMA Wants To Brief PM Candidates On Health Care Reform
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) today urged all prime minister candidates to meet with it for a briefing on health care issues and needed reforms to Malaysia’s health care system.
20 Oct 2022 – Sleep deprivation can lead to serious health issues: MMA
PETALING JAYA: Sleep deprivation is a serious medical condition that can potentially cost the economy billions of ringgit in lost productivity, apart from leading to chronic diseases and conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and depression.
20 Oct 2022 – Eight Health Areas New Government Should Address — MMA
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is outlining eight important areas it expects the soon-to-be-elected, new federal government to address.
10 Oct 2022 – Analysts, industry players mixed on govt allocations for next year govt
MALAYSIA University of Science and Technology professor and economist Dr Geoffrey William said Budget 2023, as predicted, sees a massive 12% increase in pre-election operational spending and a long list of handouts to various interest groups.
9 Oct 2022 – How to produce more resilient doctors in Malaysia govt
THE thought that someone’s life dangles at your fingertips is a heavy burden. But that responsibility, on top of long hours and a massive workload, is part and parcel of being a doctor.
9 Oct 2022 – MMA provides free basic health screening for public on Doctors’ Day govt
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Medical Association is providing free basic health screening to the public as part of its corporate social responsibility programme on Doctors’ Day.
8 Oct 2022 – Bajet 2023: MMA berbesar hati keperluan kesihatan diiktiraf
KUALA LUMPUR – Bajet 2023 yang memperuntukkan peningkatan 11.5 peratus dalam belanjawan kesihatan negara berbanding bajet sebelumnya selaras hasrat ke arah pembaharuan yang diperlukan dalam sistem penjagaan kesihatan kebangsaan.
6 Oct 2022 – Stop contract doctors from losing out in seniority, MMA tells govt
PETALING JAYA – The current system of promotions for medical officers needs to be reviewed to include contract doctors who are losing out in terms of seniority, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
4 Oct 2022 – Budget 2023 must reflect govt’s strong commitment for healthcare reforms
IN BUDGET 2022, the government have allocated RM32.4 billion to the Health Ministry (MoH) and the current health crisis pushes the need to reform the healthcare system even more.
4 Sept 2022 – ‘Think of the rakyat’, MMA tells PM
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Medical Association is urging the prime minister to seriously consider the dangers to public health that come with a general election held amid floods.
4 Oct 2022 – Experts warn Covid, NCDs lowering life expectancy: Report
PETALING JAYA – The Covid-19 pandemic is the most significant factor behind the decline in life expectancy of babies born this year in Malaysia, experts said.
2 Oct 2022 – Experts back registry of specialist writers for commissioned medical reports for court cases
KUALA LUMPUR – The Bar Council and Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) should come together and form a registry of medical professionals who can write reports for legal cases and train those who are interested in doing so, suggested Dr Vicknes Waran while moderating a forum today.