Press Statement
OCTOBER 2024 – PRESS STATEMENT
15 October 2024 – Budget 2025: Healthcare stakeholders hope for solution to new on-call rates
KUALA LUMPUR: Healthcare stakeholders are hopeful that the 2025 Budget will address some of the sector’s ongoing challenges by focusing on new on-call rates, shortage of experts, and continuing efforts to increase funding allocations.
14 October 2024 – Medical groups hope primary healthcare gets more funds
PETALING JAYA: Medical groups have urged the government to provide more funds in the 2025 budget for primary healthcare in view of the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension.
10 October 2024 – MMA organises free health screening for the public on Doctors’ Day
AS PART of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is organising a free health screening on Doctors’ Day this Saturday (Oct 12) from 9am – 3pm at MMA House, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur.
10 October 2024 – MMA Organises Free Health Screening For The Public This Doctors’ Day
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — As part of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is organising free health screenings for the public in conjunction with Doctors’ Day this Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 9.00am to 3.00pm at MMA House, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur.
5 October 2024 – Task force probing pathologist death should be transparent, says MMA
KUALA LUMPUR: The special task force investigating the tragic passing of a pathologist at Lahad Datu Hospital should engage all stakeholders and be thorough, transparent, and productive.
5 October 2024 – MMA wants new task force to review HWCITF’s recommendations
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) supports the call for the special task force formed to investigate the death of a government doctor in Lahad Datu, Sabah, to also review the recommendations made by the Healthcare Work Culture Improvement Task Force (HWCITF).
5 October 2024 – MMA: Probe into doctor’s death should include reforms recommended in 2022
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called for the newly formed committee, which is investigating the death of a pathologist in Lahad Datu, to include the recommendations given by a previous committee from the Healthcare Work Culture Improvement Task Force (HWCITF).
1 October 2024 – Consistent Enforcement Will Be Key To Effectiveness Of Act 852 — MMA
MMA is concerned about the widespread sale of vaping products through numerous channels including vending machines, which have been allowed to go unchecked.