A challenging outlook for Malaysian healthcare in 2024


Aside from the burden of diseases, the healthcare system in Malaysia also needs to tackle the issues of manpower, resources and and new technologies, among others. — 123rf.com

Last year (2023) was an annus horribilis (“horrible year” in Latin) for Malaysian healthcare.

Nicotine delisting from the Poisons List on April 1 (2023) was the primary event that was deleterious to Malaysians’ health.

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