Health news in Gunung Jasar

1. Dr Sivanesan Letchumanan elected new president of Malaysian Medical Association

   1 day ago Tamil Murasu Ipoh, Perak 20.8 km

   At the Malaysian Medical Association's annual general meeting in Ipoh, Dr Sivanesan Letchumanan took over as its new president. He said retaining government doctors and improving career paths, working conditions and specialist training for medical graduates would be his main goals. He also paid tribute to the five people, including four health workers, killed in a recent flying doctor helicopter crash in Ulu Baram, Sarawak, and called for better protection for staff in remote areas.

2. MMA president: retaining doctors is top priority

   1 day ago Free Malaysia Today Ipoh, Perak 20.8 km

   The Malaysian Medical Association's new president, Dr Sivanaesan Letchumanan, said retaining doctors in the public healthcare system is the association's top priority. Speaking at the MMA annual banquet in Ipoh, he called for better career progression, working conditions and specialisation pathways, and urged the government to use private GPs more in tackling non-communicable diseases.

3. SPA fills over 1,000 of 1,400 nursing vacancies in public service

   2 days ago The Sun Malaysia Kampung Orang Asli Ulu Chenein, Kuala Kangsar, Perak 42 km

   The Public Service Commission has filled more than 1,000 of the 1,400 nursing vacancies in the public service, using open interviews and walk-ins to speed up hiring. Chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Jailani Muhamed Yunus said the effort is ongoing and several hundred posts remain, with Public Health Assistants also a priority. He spoke in Kuala Kangsar after officiating the SPA MADANI Adopted Village Project handover at Kampung Orang Asli Ulu Chenein.

4. Japan health minister visits Perkeso rehabilitation centre in Ipoh

   3 days ago The Sun Sultan Nazrin Shah PERKESO Rehabilitation Centre, Meru Raya, Ipoh, Perak 19.3 km

   Japan's Health Minister Kenichiro Ueno visited the Sultan Nazrin Shah PERKESO Rehabilitation Centre in Meru Raya, Ipoh, praising its vocational training and return-to-work model. He noted the centre's use of Japanese HAL rehabilitation technology and hoped it could be introduced to more Malaysian facilities. PERKESO officials said the visit could strengthen Malaysia-Japan cooperation in rehabilitation technology and training.