The Future is Female: #IWD2024 - Gender Pain Gap: Women's Pain Matters
To commemorate #InternationalWomensDay 2024, this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale aims to shine a spotlight on a pressing issue at the intersection of gender equality and healthcare: the gender pain gap. Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Hannah Nazri, Director and Founder of the collective, Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children. She is a National Institute for Health and Care Research Academic Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Warwick, and has completed her PhD in endometriosis research at the Oxford University. She is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Asia Network to End FGM/C.
Sun Mar 10 2024
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Opportunity for M'sian healthcare workers to gain experience in the UK - Khairy
Malaysia and the United Kingdom (UK) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate more Malaysian doctors and health workers to work and enhance their expertise in the UK.
Mon Nov 08 2021
![Southeast Asia COVID-19 cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest Southeast Asia COVID-19 cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/71627277356_doctors.jpg)
Southeast Asia COVID-19 cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest
Thousands of Malaysian contract doctors on Monday staged a walkout over the terms of their employment.
Mon Jul 26 2021
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COVID-19: Malaysian doctors in UK get British govt's attention
Foreign medical practitioners, including Malaysians, who are serving in the United Kingdom are being given full attention by the British government in their fight to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sun Apr 26 2020
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Malaysian medical team ready for deployment at Bangladesh field hospital
Sixty Health Ministry medical specialists and officers are on standby to be deployed to a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar.
Wed Oct 18 2017
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Malaysian mobile clinic in Chanaute, Nepal
Malaysian doctors open a mobile clinic in Chanaute, Nepal, from May 5, 2015 to help treat victims of the earthquake.
Mon May 18 2015
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Malaysian mobile clinic in Kavreplanchowlk, Nepal
Malaysian doctors' mobile clinic in Kavreplanchowlk, Nepal.
Sun May 17 2015