Dealing with discrimination this World AIDS Day
Now, more than ever, compassion, not hate and discrimination, is absolutely necessary in dealing with the many challenges we face as a society.
National health insurance scheme in 2018?
A national health insurance scheme could be a game changer to catapult the entirety of Malaysian healthcare into the 21st century, rather than piecemeal, as it is today.
Politics of rare diseases
Even diseases have to compete for attention.
Healthcare does not cost RM1
With charges between RM1 and RM5 for outpatient and specialist care respectively, Malaysians are able to access high quality treatment and care at government clinics and hospitals.
Responding to antibiotic resistance threat requires adoption of medical...
The National Surveillance on Antibiotic Resistance has indicated that we have almost every variety of antibiotic resistance thus far documented including some which have not yet made an appearance in other parts of the world.
Remove religion from public health decisions
“There have been instances in Malaysia where men have refused antenatal treatment for their wives after finding out the gynaecologist or obstetrician is a man on the basis of religion.”
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy