The Ministry of Health has announced the postponement of its planned media engagement on unpaid salaries and other related human resource issues, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, 8 October 2025. In a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit today, the Ministry said the event has been postponed until further notice. A new date […] The post Ministry of Health postpones media engagement on unpaid salaries appeared first on The Herald ghana.| The Herald ghana
Pregnant staff at an understaffed Klinik Kesihatan in Selangor are allegedly allowed to leave work early only at 36 weeks' gestation instead of 22 weeks. Some pregnant MOs developed hypertension. Overworked doctors are further burdened with taking vitals.| CodeBlue
The Ministry of Health will begin using real-world evidence like treatment outcomes from hospitals to inform drug listings in the MOH formulary, moving away from relying on clinical trial data alone in a shift towards value-based care and patient outcomes.| CodeBlue
Dr Dzul says Rakan KKM will offer total knee replacement surgery, saying one has to wait six months for this major procedure in public hospitals, "but if not, we go to private. Instead of us going to private, now there's a choice to come to Rakan KKM."| CodeBlue
MOH is the first ministry to release workplace bullying guidelines. The guidelines require HODs to protect bullying victims from retaliation, like transfers. The definition of psychological bullying includes "intentionally imposing excessive workloads."| CodeBlue
Doctors' groups FPMPAM, PMPASKL and MPCAM have rejected cooperation with MOH to provide data on drug prices for the ministry's new medicine "price catcher" app, dubbed a "Trojan horse". MPCAM says the app will spark a price war between GPs and pharmacists.| CodeBlue
MOH invites doctors and pharmacists to submit drug price data in a pilot project on development of MOH's new medicine “price catcher” app, named MyPriMeCatcher. Participants are eligible for CPD points. KPDN’s existing PriceCatcher app lists retail goods.| CodeBlue
Private GPs have been dealt another blow, after Cabinet ordered MOH to go back to the drawing board on its proposal to review GP consultation fees. In a parliament reply, Dr Dzul also defends use of the "legitimate" Act 723 to mandate drug price display.| CodeBlue
DRG, touted as a "silver bullet solution" to purported overcharging by private hospitals, has quietly fizzled out. MOH has deferred implementing DRG in private hospitals, as confirmed by IHH Healthcare. DRG is being implemented in public hospitals instead.| CodeBlue
Drug price display has triggered a domino effect: a doctors' group plans to advise a service fee in Penang private medical clinics, after its Sarawak counterpart recommended a prescription fee plus 2 new fees. Selangor/KL practitioners mull a facility fee.| CodeBlue
Medical groups are pressuring MOH to impose a federal ban on vape sales. The Malaysian Thoracic Society and Lung Foundation Malaysia say Act 852 empowers the health minister to gazette an order prohibiting vape if there is an "acute or critical situation".| CodeBlue
FPMPAM warns MOH that mandating itemised billing at private clinics will lead to an increase in patient charges, as GPs will be forced to unbundle all services, including the use of basic instruments, consumables, and procedures, like private hospitals.| CodeBlue
Learn how the "Gratuité" initiative in Côte d'Ivoire is providing free family planning services, empowering women and transforming access.| VillageReach
