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Today's Health News Recap
Eat Less Chicken During Global Crises: UPM Experts
UPM experts say Malaysians may need to reduce chicken consumption during global supply shocks, warning that the country’s heavy dependence of at least 90% on imported grain corn for animal feed leaves poultry production vulnerable to disruptions abroad.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/eat-less-chicken-during-global-crises-upm-experts/
| 2 | Today's Health News Recap
Freezing Health Worker Hiring Worsens Manpower Crisis, Say Hartal, MPs
Hartal Doktor Kontrak says freezing new positions or hiring of health workers may worsen a critical manpower crisis. MPs for Petaling Jaya and Kapar slam the spending cuts, particularly a hiring freeze. Bersama’s Nik Nazmi wants targeted RON95 subsidies.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/freezing-health-worker-hiring-worsens-manpower-crisis-say-hartal-mps/ | 110 |
| 3 | Today's Health News Recap
Doctors Ask If HLP Subspecialty Training Sacrificed Under Budget Cuts
Doctors are asking MOH if the annual HLP subspecialty training intake for 2026 has been cancelled or postponed due to budget cuts. Applicants are left in limbo because results are still not out, three weeks ahead of the traditional July 1 commencement.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/doctors-ask-if-hlp-subspecialty-training-sacrificed-under-budget-cuts/ | 125 |
| 4 | Today's Health News Recap
MOH Sets Charging Protocols For Select Medical Procedures
An MOH circular lists charging protocols for select medical procedures in private care, including wound dressing, debridement, and IV infusions, among others, that aren’t chargeable separately. A doctor says this ignores real-world clinical complexity.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/moh-sets-charging-protocols-for-select-medical-procedures/ | 136 |
| 5 | Today's Health News Recap
Johor Told To Curb Doctor Brain Drain Despite Federal Jurisdiction
Two advocates want the Johor state government to make health workforce retention a priority, even though health is under federal jurisdiction. Facilities, remuneration, workplace conditions, and workforce planning are under MOH, JPA, MOF, MOHE, or MMC.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/johor-told-to-curb-doctor-brain-drain-despite-federal-jurisdiction/
Private Hospital Pricing: Pre-DRG Solution Proposal
Malaysia should form a legally structured assurance industry data consortium to produce benchmark costs per procedure. Legally compel private hospitals to publish full fee schedules, distinguishing between cash and panel assurance rates for each procedure.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/private-hospital-pricing-pre-drg-solution-proposal-dr-mohamed-rafick-khan/
Building Communities Where Older Malaysians Continue To Live Fully
Malaysia should encourage diverse housing options for independent older persons like age-friendly residential neighbourhoods or independent senior living communities. These should not resemble institutions, but should feel like vibrant communities instead.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/building-communities-where-older-malaysians-continue-to-live-fully/
Track Emerging Salmonella Strains In Poultry Amid AMR Threat: Expert
Emerging drug-resistant Salmonella serovars in poultry are raising food safety concerns, as experts say Malaysia needs stronger surveillance, early detection, biosecurity, and more careful antimicrobial use.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/track-emerging-salmonella-strains-in-poultry-amid-amr-threat-expert/
PM Orders MOH, MOHE To Resolve PharmD Non-Recognition
PM Anwar Ibrahim has directed the Health and Higher Education Ministries to resolve the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia’s non-recognition of the PharmD programme by Alexandria University. PMO says MQA has no objections to academic recognition of the programme.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/pm-orders-moh-mohe-to-resolve-pharmd-non-recognition/
JKNJ Reviewing Segamat Hospital’s O&G Services Amid Clinic Closure Plan
The Johor health department is reviewing Segamat Hospital’s O&G services, amid the hospital’s plan to completely close the O&G specialist clinic on July 1 due to critical shortages of medical officers in the department. The hospital itself isn’t closed.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/jknj-reviewing-segamat-hospitals-og-services-amid-clinic-closure-plan/ | 179 |
| 6 | Today's Health News Recap
Stop Normalising Chickenpox: It’s Time Children Got The Full Shot
A preventable illness that hospitalises healthy children, devastates pregnant women, and kills immunocompromised kids is not harmless. It is a public health failure.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/stop-normalising-chickenpox-its-time-children-got-the-full-shot-dr-musa-mohd-nordin-dr-zulkifli-ismail/ | 167 |
| 7 | Today's Health News Recap
Malaysia Mulls Mandatory National Insurance For Long-Term Care
Malaysia is studying the establishment of a national insurance scheme for long-term care like Japan and Singapore, with potentially mandatory contributions of RM100 monthly base premiums to fund aged care. A pilot may begin in 2027 with civil servants.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/06/malaysia-mulls-mandatory-national-insurance-for-long-term-care/ | 170 |
| 8 | Today's Health News Recap
Rethinking Distributive Justice In Malaysian Health Care
The real scandal is not that we are debating how to increase health care capacity in the Klang Valley, but that our national health expenditure as a percentage of the country’s GDP remains stagnant despite clear, documented needs across every state.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/rethinking-distributive-justice-in-malaysian-health-care-erwin-khoo-jiayuan/
New PJ Hospital, Leased Lifeline, Or A Question We Dare Not Ask?
PJ residents have waited a generation for a hospital. They can wait a little longer for the right decision. What they can’t afford is a monument to political ambition that stands empty for years or a building that siphons staff from surrounding facilities.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/new-pj-hospital-leased-lifeline-or-a-question-we-dare-not-ask-dr-rajeentheran-suntheralingam/
Someone Still Has To Stay: Limiting Housemen Hours Comes At A Cost
I’m not against improving HO welfare, but why is MO welfare always ignored? If fatigue is dangerous for HOs, then fatigue is also dangerous for MOs. If burnout matters for HOs, then burnout also matters for MOs. MOs hold up the health care system.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/someone-still-has-to-stay-limiting-housemen-hours-comes-at-a-cost-dr-muhammad-syauqi-muqri-ilham-akhbar/
PJ Hospital Project Needs Land Acquisition, Road Upgrades, Says Taman Medan Rep
Taman Medan rep Dr Afif Bahardin says the proposed PJ Hospital site in his constituency needs acquisition of the private land and major road upgrades for the jam-packed area. He suggests two alternative sites of government-owned land: UiTM or UIA in PJ.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/pj-hospital-project-needs-land-acquisition-road-upgrades-says-taman-medan-rep/
UKM’s Public Health PhD Faces NSR Derecognition Push
The College of Public Health Medicine and others propose derecognition of UKM’s public health PhD by 2027. UKM is the only public health PhD listed for specialist registration on the NSR. A critic says derecognising a local programme sets a bad precedent.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/ukms-public-health-phd-faces-nsr-derecognition-push/ | 251 |
| 9 | Today's Health News Recap
Alternative Solution To Petaling Jaya Needs: Reform Access, Not Build Another Hospital
The core driver of PJ’s access problem isn’t geography, but the absence of a universal financing mechanism. A national health insurance scheme, structured as mandatory social contributions by employers and employees, will fundamentally change the equation.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/alternative-solution-to-petaling-jaya-needs-reform-access-not-build-another-hospital-dr-mohamed-rafick-khan/ | 222 |
| 10 | Today's Health News Recap
ProtectHealth Improves GP Benefits, Targets 40-Something Adults To Boost Take-Up
ProtectHealth has raised GP fees and doubled follow-up payments under Peka B40. Despite providing free health screenings, take-up rates are very low at 27%. Hence, ProtectHealth plans to target adults in their 40s by appealing to family responsibility.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/protecthealth-improves-gp-benefits-targets-40-something-adults-to-boost-take-up/ | 222 |
| 11 | Today's Health News Recap
Lawyer: Selling Nicotine Vapes Potentially An Offence After Court Ruling
A lawyer in the nicotine case says vape sellers, distributors, and manufacturers may be committing an offence by selling nicotine vapes because the High Court ruling means that liquid nicotine continues to be classified as a poison under the Poisons Act.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/lawyer-selling-nicotine-vapes-potentially-an-offence-after-court-ruling/ | 216 |
| 12 | Today's Health News Recap
DRG Based On Severity Levels, Not Insurer-Determined Fee Range: ProtectHealth
ProtectHealth says its DRG price guide will use severity levels to set target fees for inpatient cases under Base MHIT, not broad procedure cost ranges published by the insurance industry. The DRG framework is designed to cover most groups of diseases.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/drg-based-on-severity-levels-not-insurer-determined-fee-range-protecthealth/ | 213 |
| 13 | Today's Health News Recap
MMC Bans Doctor Fee-Splitting By Hospitals, Insurers, TPAs
MMC has banned fee-splitting practices involving specialists or GPs by arrangements between private hospitals and ITOs or TPAs, amid payers squeezing providers for discounts that force doctors to cut their professional fees to stay on insurer/TPA panels.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/mmc-bans-doctor-fee-splitting-by-hospitals-insurers-tpas/ | 219 |
| 14 | Today's Health News Recap
Multilingual Clinic Appointment Cards Ensure Continuity Of Care, Says Contributor
A contributor who was directly involved in the National Health Literacy Policy drafted by MOH and WHO defends the use of Chinese-language clinic appointment cards to ensure continuity of care. Diseases don’t recognise race, religion or political ideology.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/multilingual-clinic-appointment-cards-ensure-continuity-of-care-says-contributor/ | 210 |
| 15 | Today's Health News Recap
Don’t Appeal Nicotine Ruling, Raise Tobacco Tax Instead
Instead of appealing the High Court ruling or attempting once again to remove liquid nicotine from the Poisons List, the government should raise cigarette excise duties to at least 77 sen per stick. This can generate an extra RM772m in annual tax revenue.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/dont-appeal-nicotine-ruling-raise-tobacco-tax-instead/ | 230 |
| 16 | Today's Health News Recap
Analysis: Court Decision Marks De Facto Ban On Nicotine Vape
The court ruling means that liquid nicotine stays in the Poisons List because it was never (legally) removed in the first place. Hence there’s now a de facto ban on nicotine vape: sales and tax collection became illegal instantly upon the court’s decision.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/analysis-court-decision-marks-de-facto-ban-on-nicotine-vape/ | 245 |
| 17 | Today's Health News Recap
Authorities Must Take Immediate Action After Court Ruling On Liquid Nicotine — MCTC
MCTC hopes that this court decision will serve as an important reminder that all public health policies must be formulated transparently, with integrity, free from industry influence, and in line with Malaysia’s obligations under WHO FCTC and the UN CRC.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/authorities-must-take-immediate-action-after-court-ruling-on-liquid-nicotine-mctc/
Court Ruling On Illegal Nicotine Delisting A Huge Victory For Public Health
Today’s High Court decision to strike down the delisting of liquid nicotine is a significant victory for public health. It puts the proverbial genie back in the bottle and renders the sale and collection of taxes on nicotine vape mostly illegal.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/court-ruling-on-illegal-nicotine-delisting-a-huge-victory-for-public-health/
ProtectHealth Says Not Yet Hit By Spending Cuts
ProtectHealth Corp says MOH has not ordered any scale down of its schemes despite proposed federal budget cuts. It also says bulk purchasing has helped contain costs, while the Base MHIT and DRG remain on track despite Iran war pressures.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/protecthealth-says-not-yet-hit-by-spending-cuts/
High Court Rules Liquid Nicotine Was Delisted Unlawfully
In a stunning court ruling, the High Court decided that Dr Zaliha Mustafa acted illegally in removing liquid nicotine from the Poisons List, saying the delisting was mainly based on economic reasons and the health minister didn’t consult the Poisons Board.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/high-court-rules-liquid-nicotine-was-delisted-unlawfully/
Opaque Selection In MOH For Transfers, Master’s Programme — Medical Officer
The way selection and transfer processes are handled for government doctors reflects a culture of opacity and disregard for basic professional decency. It’s hard to retain health workers when the system treats their time and personal lives as disposable.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/opaque-selection-in-moh-for-transfers-masters-programme-medical-officer/
Don’t Victimise Health Workers With Salary Cuts: Hartal
Hartal Doktor Kontrak says the government shouldn’t be talking about salary cuts for civil servants, even as an “absolute last resort”, that would end up demoralising the public service. “We trust that PMX won’t resort to victimising health care workers.”
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/dont-victimise-health-workers-with-salary-cuts-hartal/ | 264 |
| 18 | Today's Health News Recap
Farmers Expected To Miss Planting Amid Fertiliser Shortages: PM’s Economic Adviser
PM’s economic adviser Nurhisham Hussein says farmers in Malaysia will likely miss planting towards the end of the year due to global fertiliser shortages. He adds that 90% of Malaysia’s fertiliser use goes to palm oil, with only 10% for food crops.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/farmers-expected-to-miss-planting-amid-fertiliser-shortages-pm-economic-adviser/ | 236 |
| 19 | Today's Health News Recap
Health DG’s Circular Welcome Breather For Housemen
DG Mahathar’s new circular, which limits housemen’s working hours, is good for junior doctors. MOH should adopt a “Doctors Come First” motto to ensure staff retention. There will always be patients, but without doctors, waiting times will remain long.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/health-dgs-circular-welcome-breather-for-housemen-dr-ghazali-ahmad/ | 237 |
| 20 | Today's Health News Recap
Phase Out Parallel Pathway Programmes After UK’s Pivot
With RCSEd now calling the cardiothoracic surgery parallel pathway a “Malaysian qualification”, after the UK’s new law, Malaysia should start phasing out the parallel pathway. Expand local Master’s clinical programmes to private universities and hospitals.
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/phase-out-parallel-pathway-programmes-after-uks-pivot/ | 239 |
