PUTRAJAYA, Feb 24 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has emphasised that a shorter housemanship training period is not intended to tackle the shortage of medical officers but to enhance productivity through more focused and efficient training.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has several measures in place to address the risk of medical bill arrears from foreign patients, including collecting deposits.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — The government has agreed to extend the Fare to Return to Region of Origin facility to medical, dental and pharmacy officers on the contract of service of medical officers who are undergoing housemanship, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Dr Muhammad Izzudin Badaruddin, who did six months of housemanship training in Malaysia in 2018 before continuing it in the United Kingdom the same year, finds the UK’s work culture “more civilised”.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18— The death of a medical houseman at the Penang General Hospital last month, has triggered widespread concerns over the toxic work culture and alleged bullying at public hospitals, prompting a probe by the Health Ministry.