PUTRAJAYA, April 10 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has reminded medical practitioners not to make misleading public statements or create misconceptions that may affect the reputation of the medical profession.

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.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has never set a new policy or amended the guidelines in the Medical Act 1971 (Act 50) regarding the verification period of specialist doctors, as reported by an online portal on February 10, through an article titled 'Protest New Policy to Confirm Expert Doctors'.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Changes to the Medical Act 1971 represent a key step in rectifying inconsistencies and addressing issues from the 2012 amendments, and are aimed at enhancing medical training governance and specialist registration.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — A bill on amendments to the Medical Act 1971 (Act 50) is to be tabled and debated in the fourth week of this Parliament session, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The government will promptly resolve the Specialisation Degree Training Programme or 'Parallel Pathway' issue, with a proposed solution framework submitted to the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) for evaluation.

HULU SELANGOR, April 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH) stands by its decision to amend the Medical Act 1971 (Act 50) to bridge the gap between the parallel pathway programme (PPP) and local medical degree programme, despite objections from some parties.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — The proposed amendment to the Medical Act 1971 (Act 50) seeks to address the gap between the parallel pathway programme (PPP) and the local master's medicine programme, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.