Health Minister assures transparency in doctor assault case
TUMPAT, Dec 7 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has assured that allegations of a doctor being assaulted by an assistant medical officer...
Nearly 4,000 health officers get permanent posts
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — A total of 3,200 medical officers, 350 dentists, and 400 pharmacists who applied for contract (interim) appointment at the Health...
India’s doctors strike in protest at colleague’s rape, murder
KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR, Aug 17 — Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases today as medical professionals staged a 24-hour shutdown in...
Indian doctors call for nationwide shutdown after brutal rape of medic
MUMBAI, Aug 16 — Anger over the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in eastern India showed no signs of dying down today, as...
Teen impersonating doctor did not prescribe meds to patients — Deputy minister
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has denied a media report claiming that the 14-year-old teenager who posed as a healthcare worker at...
Protests escalate in India over doctor’s gruesome rape, murder
MUMBAI, Aug 15 — Thousands of women marched across several Indian cities overnight and Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for strict punishment for crimes against...
Teen impersonating hospital staff referred to Social Welfare Department — Police
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — A 14-year-old girl arrested for trespassing and impersonating a staff at Sultan Idris Shah Hospital (HSIS) in Serdang on Thursday...
Over 3,900 contract officers to be appointed in latest recruitment — Health Ministry
PUTRAJAYA, July 26 — A new recruitment of 3,950 staff, comprising 3,200 medical officers, 350 dental officers, and 400 pharmacy officers, will be made through...
Post house officers at understaffed district hospitals — Dzulkefly
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has directed Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan to redeploy house...
Another 6,000 medical officers to be appointed to permanent posts in 2024-2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The government will be appointing another 6,000 medical officers to permanent positions throughout 2024 and 2025, the Dewan Rakyat was told today....
Health Ministry mulls continuing health clinic extended operating hours project, locum allowance
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — The implementation of a pilot project to extend the operating hours of clinics near hospitals last year has been reviewed, and...
MOH greenlights 359 transfer appeals from medical officers
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The Health Ministry (MOH) said it has approved 359 transfer appeals by medical officers nationwide. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa...