29 Sept 2023 – Belanjawan 2024: Perhebat Skim Perubatan Madani, pencegahan NCD – Persatuane
KUALA LUMPUR: Persatuan berkaitan penjagaan kesihatan berharap kerajaan akan memperuntukkan lebih banyak dana untuk mengembangkan lagi Skim Perubatan Madani serta meningkatkan pencegahan penyakit tidak berjangkit (NCD) di bawah Belanjawan 2024.
29 Sept 2023 – MMA Demands Zero Tolerance For Health Worker Abuse
MMA demands zero tolerance for the abuse of health workers, after Selayang Hospital doctors reported rising aggression at the ED due to long waiting hours. “MMA fears that many other overcrowded public health care facilities would be facing similar issues.”
29 Sept 2023 – Staff placement to hospitals must be ‘data driven’, MMA tells govt
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the health ministry to be “completely transparent” about its workforce distribution to manage people’s expectations at public hospitals.
28 Sept 2023 – Budget 2024: Expand Madani Medical Scheme, NCD preventions, says health associations
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): Healthcare-related associations hope that the government will allocate more funding to expand the Madani Medical Scheme and for the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), under Budget 2024.
27 Sept 2023 – MMA seeks salary hike for healthcare workers in Budget 2024
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) hopes that Budget 2024, to be tabled on Oct 13, will provide an increase in wages for healthcare workers.
25 Sept 2023 – Madani Medical Scheme needs more work, says MMA
PETALING JAYA: Improvements to the Madani Medical Scheme (SPM) are welcome, but early engagements with stakeholders during the planning stage should have been done, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
25 Sept 2023 – MMA: Allow Patients’ Co-Payments For Madani Medical Scheme
MMA urges the government to allow willing patients to make co-payments under the Madani Medical Scheme, as the combined consultation & med limit per visit is only RM70. MMA also wants ProtectHealth listed in MOH’s TPA registry if the company is a TPA.
23 Sept 2023 – Find a long-term solution, medical group says after foreign nurses given green light
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is urging the government to look towards a long-term solution following the health ministry’s move to allow nurses trained abroad to work at private health facilities in the country.
20 Sept 2023 – MMA chief right where she needs to be
Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz, who was elected on Sept 8, has her work cut out for her.
18 Sept 2023 – Health risks of self-medicating
PETALING JAYA: The public has been warned against self-medicating when ill as they could face more health problems in doing so, said Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz.
15 Sept 2023 – Act against toxic bullying culture in public healthcare, MMA tells govt
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the health ministry to act against the toxic bullying culture affecting public healthcare workers, after having received continuous reports on the problem.
12 Sept 2023 – New MMA President Prioritises Government Doctors, GP Issues With TPAs
MMA’s newly elected president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz is prioritising issues involving government doctors, as well as private GP issues, like the fee schedule and TPAs. She also wants an update from MOH on implementation of reforms in the Health White Paper.
11 Sept 2023 – 12MP should also focus on developing, nurturing healthcare workers, says MMA
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should also place emphasis on nurturing healthcare workers instead of just infrastructures in the 12th Malaysian Plan (12MP), says health experts.Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz said while the MMA applauds the initiatives to enhance healthcare under the 12MP, they remain concerned that greater focus is given to infrastructure instead of developing and nurturing our human capital.
10 Sept 2023 – New MMA president to focus on doctors’ well-being, among others
PETALING JAYA: The well-being of public sector doctors will be a priority for newly-appointed Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz. She said public healthcare was unlike other civil service departments as healthcare workers often had to work extra hours, putting patients’ needs first.
09 Sept 2023 – MMA elects Dr Azizan as the new president
PETALING JAYA: Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz is the new president of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), taking over from Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai.Dr Azizan graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1986 and was the MMA deputy secretary and treasurer from 2013 to 2014 before taking a break from practice to care for her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
09 Sept 2023 – Azizan takes over as president of MMA
PETALING JAYA: Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz is the new president of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), taking over from Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai.Dr Azizan graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1986 and was the MMA deputy secretary and treasurer from 2013 to 2014 before taking a break from practice to care for her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.