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Malaysia's handling of pandemic augurs well for new WHO panel role, says Dr Noor Hisham https://t.co/EJGJIkkUmF — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
PETALING JAYA: The World Health Organization (WHO) is confident Malaysia's Covid-19 pandemic response will serve the country well as a key member of the standing committee on global health emergency preparedness, says Tan Sri Dr…
COVID-19: New Daily Cases Surge 42 Pct To 1,629 https://t.co/qJrmpBKSD3 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
TAGS pandemic, three digit cases, cumulative cases, COVID-19, new daily cases, Ministry of Health Malaysia, MOH, MOHNOW, Singapore, the United States, active cases,Bernama
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Establish Health Ombudsman https://t.co/DsLptPC2PG — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
With the current global focus on patients’ rights and the need for improvements in health care delivery, it is timely for the government to establish a Health Ombudsman system.
MMA urges MOH to speed up reforms in healthcare system https://t.co/aCEhJRdYxD — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the Health Ministry (MOH) to implement improvements that do not require long administrative processes and additional funding to speed up reforms in the healthcare sy…
Zaliha Expresses ‘Concern’ As Anger Swells Among Health Care Workers https://t.co/IkmXQVfydL — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
‘My Nurses Can’t Cope. They Are Taking Care Of So Many Babies’: Medical Officer, Selangor https://t.co/gxBGL8lKAf — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
An MO details how in an MOH hospital in Selangor where she served in 2022, the acute (critically ill) section of the neonatal ICU had one nurse to three babies, instead of one-to-one care. She also says young children placed in a…
Poll: 62% Of Permanent Health Care Workers Want To Quit https://t.co/ThXdZBNQKu — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
In the permanent staff subset (798 people) of CodeBlue’s survey among government health care workers, 62% are currently thinking of quitting, while 41% are ready to go on strike. A quarter of permanent staff who want to quit are…
Dr Zaliha, Malaysia's first health minister honoured to chair WHO executive board meeting | New Straits Times https://t.co/yRRsO14pyn — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Zaliha Mustafa became the first Malaysian Health Minister to be honoured to chair the 152nd Session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, from Jan 30 to Feb 7.
Dr Noor Hisham: Need to beef up collaboration to plug severe gaps in managing global health emergencies | New Straits Times https://t.co/hEiW4iyF1X — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Healthcare needs strong cooperation and collaboration to address the “severe gaps” in managing health emergencies across nations, as evident during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Staff shortage, patient load led Klang hospital to close emergency dept green zone https://t.co/TJ5bgFrqkV — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
PETALING JAYA: The green zone of Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang (HTAR)’s emergency department will reopen at 3pm on Friday (Feb 3).
Stroke Risk in Older Adults Receiving Pfizer's Bivalent Booster Shots: Update https://t.co/LE9HfSJiwq via @YouTube — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
Reuters report:https://reut.rs/3YkvGSl
Innovative Solutions for Affordable Healthcare: 8 Ideas for the Malaysia... https://t.co/ASJ1V1IvJF via @YouTube — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 3, 2023
1. Utilizing public-private partnerships to fund healthcare projects and initiatives. 2. Leveraging technology to reduce healthcare costs, such as telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. 3. Establishing a healthcare fund, sup…
Health ministry denies officials met tobacco industry reps https://t.co/J5OXDQLUb6 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 2, 2023
Its deputy director-general for public health says two senior officials had met with owners of bicycle and printing businesses.
Dengue cases up 204% to 8,968 from Jan 1-28 https://t.co/lyrqXmtNd5 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 2, 2023
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also says there were four deaths compared with none in the same period last year.
Dr Noor Hisham: Dengue cases in Malaysia drop 17.6pc last week https://t.co/GoS9JQ31d0 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 2, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — The number of dengue fever cases in the 4th epidemiological week this year (Jan 22-28) dropped by 17.6 per cent to 1,910 cases from 2,319 cases the...
Eating Seafood Can Protect Your Kidneys: Study Finds Link between Omega-... https://t.co/xd37qi5v0e via @YouTube — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 2, 2023
Ong KL et al. Association of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with incident chronic kidney disease: Pooled analysis of 19 cohorts. BMJ 2023 Jan 18; 380:e072909. (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072909)
More funds needed to resolve public healthcare issues, says Zaliha https://t.co/Oy6i5u4eVz — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 2, 2023
The health minister says she plans to discuss the matter with the finance ministry.
Two-day wait for a bed in Malaysian government hospitals https://t.co/svUHkSI8CW — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 2, 2023
PETALING JAYA, Selangor – With the emergency departments of some Malaysian government hospitals bursting at the seams, some doctors have said that the wait for beds can stretch to two days or more. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Explained: sustainability of public healthcare system https://t.co/f67hq5xIp7 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 2, 2023
The public healthcare system is at risk of buckling under the pressure of a high volume of patients, increasing complexity of diseases, and an ageing population.
Key Steps to improve Healthcare in Malaysia https://t.co/t8sRqL8xQB — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 1, 2023
We asked a higher intelligence on the ways to improve healthcare in Malaysia. The answer is simple. Only 6 key steps but is there the political will to implement these? 1) Increase transparency and accountability 2) Increase gove…
Dr Zaliha: MoH devising measures to resolve issues, revive Malaysia’s healthcare system | Malay Mail https://t.co/WPvr698TyR — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 1, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) is in the process of devising measures to resolve emerging issues with regard to the country’s healthcare system, says...
Health dept probes claim patient died due to hospital's neglect https://t.co/mt9a3ggp5s — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 1, 2023
A Twitter user claimed his father, who had a heart attack, died at the Serdang Hospital due to a shortage of beds and neglect by staff.
Covid-19 admissions up 6.3 pct last week - Health DG | New Straits Times https://t.co/uV9dsSaWwa — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Feb 1, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 patients admitted to health facilities per 100,000 population increased 6.3 per cent during the fourth epidemiological week (EW 4/2023) between Jan 22 and 28 compared to the previous week.