Tag: Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad

MOH committed to ensuring continuity of private clinic operations – Dzulkefly

KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 22 -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) is committed to ensuring the continuity of private clinic operations through outsourcing to enable them to remain competitive in the market. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the intervention measures were critical to building a healthy healthcare ecosystem, as well as safeguarding the welfare of private medical practitioners. "I am very aware of this matter and I have personally dealt with the closure of private general medical (GP) clinics in the past, especially during COVID-19. "We want to ensure that they not only survive but are able to thrive and continue their service operations because they fill the gaps," he said when answering a question from Dr Halimah Ali (PN-Kapar) during the Oral Answer session at the Dewan Rakyat, today. Halimah, through her supplementary question, said the private primary healthcare industry is currently reportedly under pressure due to the issue of a decline in the number of trainee doctors, with 2,034 private medical clinics reported to have closed since 2013. To maintain operational sustainability, Dzulkefly said the government had taken proactive action by increasing the floor price for service fees for private medical practitioners under existing legislation to RM80 compared to RM10 previously. Earlier, when answering Halimah's original question, Dzulkefly said the network of private GP practitioners is actually the backbone of the country's primary care system by acting as a frontline bulwark. "The primary healthcare system, which consists of 2,916 MOH health clinics and 10,208 private GP clinics, is actually the backbone and pillar of the basic primary health system," he said. Therefore, he said structured collaboration between the public and private sectors is very critical to balance the health burden in government hospitals, especially in dealing with the wave of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). "As we look at the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), we have included aspects of NCD disease management in collaboration between private clinics and our health clinics (MOH)," he said. Halimah in her original question wanted to know whether the ministry planned to strengthen the primary healthcare model through close integration between government clinics and private practitioners for NCD management to reduce hospital congestion like in the United Kingdom and Taiwan. -- NAMED

KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 22 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is committed to ensuring the continuity of private clinic operations through outsourcing to enable them to remain competitive in the market. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the intervention measures were critical to building a healthy healthcare ecosystem, as well as safeguarding the […]

Maran Health Clinic To Be Upgraded With 24-hour Emergency Care

MARAN, May 12 — Maran Health Clinic (KK Maran) will be upgraded from a Type Four Health Clinic to a Type Three facility with 24-hour emergency services to better meet the needs of residents in the district. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the upgraded clinic will also have six observation ward beds […]

MySejahtera to be improved with “Disease Tracker” for hantavirus outbreak

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will improve the MySejahtera application by providing a hantavirus outbreak tracker through the Disease Tracker menu on the application's dashboard if needed in the future, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. He said the move was to enable users to obtain the latest information regarding the detection of infectious diseases more easily in real time. "For now, we will see and monitor as much as we can. If necessary, God willing, we will ensure (the detection of hantavirus infection) is included in the MySejahtera application." "We hope this matter is under control and will subside because perhaps in terms of experience after COVID-19, we should be more vigilant and we don't want hantavirus to spread anywhere," he said after attending the National Level International Nurses Day Celebration 2026 here today. He said this when asked to comment on whether the Ministry of Health would improve the MySejahtera application by adding hantavirus to the list of diseases that can be monitored through the Disease Tracker menu on the MySejahtera application dashboard, to empower users with access to information on infection hotspots in their surrounding areas in real time. The list of existing outbreaks on the Disease Tracker menu are dengue, tuberculosis (TB), measles, hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), COVID-19, human rabies and animal rabies. He said that although there were three deaths and several infections, for now the situation appears to be under control and involves Western countries and has not shown any indication of spread to Asia. "With close contact with the WHO (World Health Organization) and related organizations, we found that this matter is still under control in the Western countries involved. At present, thank God, it is under control," he said. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad was recently reported to have said that the Ministry of Health will continue to closely monitor the development of this outbreak at the global and regional levels to ensure that border preparedness and the country's health system are at the highest level. Previously, Dzulkefly said hantavirus is a rat-borne virus that can infect humans through air contaminated with the animal's feces, urine or saliva. International media reported that European countries are increasing monitoring and isolation measures after a hantavirus outbreak linked to a Dutch cruise ship, MV Hondius. -- BERNAMA

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will improve the MySejahtera application by providing a hantavirus outbreak tracker through the Disease Tracker menu on the application’s dashboard if needed in the future, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. He said the move was to enable users to obtain the latest information regarding the detection […]