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 How Budget 2026 Should Address Mental Health Needs

How Budget 2026 Should Address Mental Health Needs

Cindy Chew, Head of Community Development, Thrive Well | Associate Professor Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre

When Treatments & Trials for Rare Disorders Exclude Malaysia

When Treatments & Trials for Rare Disorders Exclude Malaysia

Catherine Jayasuriya, Founder & Executive Director, Coalition Duchenne | Nadiah Hanim Abdul Latif, President, Malaysia Rare Disorders Society

Is There A Future for Vaccines?

Is There A Future for Vaccines?

Dr Jerome Kim, Director-General, International Vaccine Institute (IVI)

Secrets Cost Lives: How Transparency Can Improve Access to Medicines

Secrets Cost Lives: How Transparency Can Improve Access to Medicines

Roz Scourse, Policy Advisor, MSF Access Campaign

Women’s Health In A World Full of Crises

Women’s Health In A World Full of Crises

Dr Johanna Riha, Research Lead for the Gender Equality and Intersectionality Package, United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

International Women’s Day: Gruelling Journeys to Hospital, and Other Challenges For Breast Cancer Survivors In Sabah

International Women’s Day: Gruelling Journeys to Hospital, and Other Challenges For Breast Cancer Survivors In Sabah

Jacqueline John, Vice President, Kinabalu Pink Ribbon

International Women’s Day: Targeting Breast & Cervical Cancers in Sarawak

International Women’s Day: Targeting Breast & Cervical Cancers in Sarawak

Dr Yolanda Augustin, Clinical Oncologist, St George’s, University of London | Dr Melissa Lim, Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)

Doctor in the House: Caring For The Health And Well-Being Of Migrant Workers

Doctor in the House: Caring For The Health And Well-Being Of Migrant Workers

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Associate Professor Dr Tharani Loganathan, Public Health Physician & Associate Professor of Global Health, University of Malaya | Dr Abed Onn, Vice-President, Academy of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Malaysia

How Do We Uphold Health As A Human Right?

How Do We Uphold Health As A Human Right?

Rajat Khosla, Director, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health

Malaysia in 100 Years: What Will Healthcare Look Like?

Malaysia in 100 Years: What Will Healthcare Look Like?

Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector & Under-Secretary-General, United Nations University & United Nations

Doctor in the House: Reaching Communities Deprived of Surgical Care

Doctor in the House: Reaching Communities Deprived of Surgical Care

Professor Dr Ina Ismiarti Shariffudin, President, Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists | Dr Gunalan Palari Arumugam, Consultant Anaesthesiologist

Vaccinating Migrants Against COVID-19: How We Can Do Better

Vaccinating Migrants Against COVID-19: How We Can Do Better

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North-South Initiative | Dr Tharani Loganathan, Public Health Specialist, Universiti Malaya | New Su Shern, Founder & President, Project Liber8

Doctor in the House: What If Private Hospitals Bought Their Own COVID Vaccines?

Doctor in the House: What If Private Hospitals Bought Their Own COVID Vaccines?

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Nadiah Wan, CEO, Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara | Dr Khor Swee Kheng, Specialist in Health Policies

World Refugee Day: Health Equity Initiatives

World Refugee Day: Health Equity Initiatives

Vizla Kumaresan, Clinical Psychologist

 
 




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Locked in Coal? The Rules Killing Clean Energy. Renewables are cheaper than ever, so why are we still building coal plants? The answer lies in the "Take or Pay" contracts and rigid market rules that dominate Southeast Asia. Alexandre Salesse of BCG joins us to explain why our current power structures are now the biggest barriers to the green transition. From unbundling state utilities to creating a regional ASEAN grid, we explore the four levers that can unlock clean energy growth without crashing the system. Tune in to find out why the "Single Buyer" model needs an upgrade before we're left with the world’s most expensive, and dirtiest, electricity.

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