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Doctors must be free to carry out their responsibilities without fear of intimidation. Harassment not only harms individuals but also weakens the health care system, undermines justice, and erodes public trust.
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A single consultation with an FMS can last an hour or more. Family medicine is not a conveyor belt of quick visits. It’s about addressing health in full context, recognising that a patient’s well-being is shaped not only by biology but also other factors.
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Ex-UMSC medical director Dr Vicknes Waran explains that UMSC, created in 1998, is successful because of strong collaboration with UMMC. UMSC allowed talented doctors to remain in the university, with UM’s neurosurgery unit growing to 8 specialist surgeons.
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A government doctor says Parliament could be prorogued, but health care workers never stopped working, as he demands fair pay, safe staffing ratios, and protected training and rest. “Fatigue in a clinician is not a budget win; it’s a patient-safety risk.”
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Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin says two policyholders, currently in their 40s, had bought investment-linked health insurance plans in 2018 with RM2.1mil coverage and riders until age 100, but now face cuts in coverage period until age 64 and 59 respectively.
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MMA is “deeply disappointed” with Health Minister Dr Dzul’s statement that doctors’ on-call allowance may only be increased next year. “The government must realise that if it fails to care for its doctors and distrust creeps in, it risks losing them.”
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SJMC has introduced Malaysia’s first ExacTrac Dynamic system, offering sub-millimetric precision in radiotherapy. The non-invasive technology improves tumour targeting, reduces side effects, and expands treatment to the spine and other cancers.
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CodeBlue estimates that the government can pay for doctors' on-call allowance raise, estimated by MOH to cost RM80 million/year, by cutting the pay and pension of current and retired lawmakers by half.
RM83.5 million/year can be generated from 50% cuts to the following:
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The government can fund doctors’ on-call allowance raise of RM80 mil/year with a 50% cut to MPs’ and senators’ fixed allowances, plus a 50% cut to existing pensions for retired MPs, senators, ministers, and deputy ministers. These cuts generate RM83.5 mil.
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Health Minister Dr Dzul said a shortage of skilled manpower, low ratio of therapists compared to regional countries, unbalanced distribution of appropriate medical specialists, especially in Sabah and Sarawak.
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The Galen Centre says doctors’ on-call allowance raise costing RM80 million can be funded by removing sugar subsidies in Budget 2026 that would save the government at least RM500 million a year. Malaysia faces high diabetes rates. Hence, this is a win-win.
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