After survey pointing to crisis in healthcare, doctors tell Health Ministry to use it as wake-up call for reforms

• Published date: 02 February 2023
• Publication title: Malay Mail Online

Following a survey of healthcare professionals signalling a crisis, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) called for the Ministry of Health (MOH) to take the findings positively and to use the data to speed up reform.

In a statement, MMA president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai said that although reform will require time and funding, problems that do not require either can still be addressed immediately, such as improvements to the work environment and the work-life balance of healthcare workers.

'Data on bed utilisation and distribution of house officers, medical officers, specialists, nurses...