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Healthcare system at great risk if people don't get booster, warns MMA

Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Koh Kar Chai says despite most cases being mild, the number of cases that is severe is enough to overwhelm healthcare facilities.

Review election SOPs, says virologist as Johor ICUs fill up

ICU bed utilisation for Covid-19 cases is at 70% in the state, with an increase expected due to the rising number of daily cases.

Pharmaniaga targets to supply Omicron-specific vaccines

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd is eyeing opportunities to supply filled-and-finished Omicron-specific vaccines via collaborations with Sinovac Biotech ...

Two Malaysians to receive honorary awards from UK | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Two Malaysians, retired dentist Dr Vinod Kumar Joshi and adventure guide Tham Yau Kong will receive Honorary Awards from the UK, according to the Honorary Awards List, announced in the United Kingdom (UK),…

CovidNow: Nearly 16pc of Malaysia’s child population have received first jab | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — A total of 564,220 individuals or 15.9 per cent of the child population aged between five and 11 years in the country have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunis…

Health Ministry: Malay kids, Tamil schools in Kelantan have lowest uptake rate for Covid-19 jabs | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Since the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) began on February 3, the state of Kelantan has had the lowest reception rate with just 8 per cent of children, or 21,900, registered…

PSD in good hands, bodes well for public services delivery, says MMA

All 11 districts in Kedah are now Covid-19 red zones

ALOR SETAR: All 11 districts in Kedah are now Covid-19 red zones except several locations in the 132 sub-districts (mukim) which are either in the orange or yellow zones.

Low-income group can get free health screening through PeKa B40 scheme, says KJ

KUALA LUMPUR: People from the low-income group, aged 40 and above who are also Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) recipients, can get free health screening through the health protection scheme for the B40 group (PeKa B40).

Health Ministry: Malay kids, Tamil schools in Kelantan have lowest uptake rate for Covid-19 jabs | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Since the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) began on February 3, the state of Kelantan has had the lowest reception rate with just 8 per cent of children, or 21,900, registered…

Amar: Drop High Health Care Fees For Marginalised Children

Dr Amar-Singh HSS says admission deposits can range from RM500 to RM1,200 and some marginalised children with chronic conditions are only given five days’ worth of medication with no follow-up.

Covid-19: Deadly complications in children, say paediatricians | New Straits Times

PARENTS are advised to get their children vaccinated against Covid-19 to protect them from serious complications, particularly Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

Malaysia Healthcare Strengthens Healthcare Travel Industry with Synergistic Collaborations at Expo 2020 Dubai - The Edge Markets

Malaysia Healthcare recently showcased the quality and experience the nation has to offer as a safe and trusted destination for healthcare. During Week 14 of Expo 2020 Dubai, expo participants visited the Malaysia Pavilion to dis…

Stop reading nonsense theories on Covid-19, says Khairy

Health minister shows figures of a much higher death rate among unvaccinated people, and reminds everyone to get their booster shots.

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Experts: Challenges ahead for Malaysia’s proposed tobacco sales ban to those born after 2005 | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The government’s announcement of a planned blanket ban on the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to those born after 2005 is a seemingly “puritan” goal and could prove challenging if alternatives to sa…

Malaysia's study on ineffectiveness of Ivermectin treatment now in medical journal | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s clinical trial study on the ineffectiveness of a five-day Ivermectin treatment in reducing the risk of developing severe illness from Covid-19 has been published in an international peer-reviewed medical…

Covid-19: Border reopening possible by early second quarter this year, says KJ

PETALING JAYA: A realistic target for borders to reopen is early in the second quarter of this year, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Paracetamol supply scarcity in pharmacies, convenience stores - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Paracetamol, a drug commonly used to relieve fever and headaches, is reportedly in short supply and relatively difficult to find at community pharmacies and convenience stores in the capital as well as seve…

70% need to get booster shots

With about 13.6 million Malaysian adults having had their booster shots, another 2.8 million will have to do so to meet the 70% target.

Malaysia’s border reopening: Health Ministry given two to three weeks to present proposals, SOP, says PM | Malaysia | Malay Mail

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Feb 18 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has been given two to three weeks to present to the Cabinet proposals and standard operating procedures (SOP) for the reopening of the country’s borders. Prime Minister Datuk Se…

Ivermectin ineffective in preventing severe Covid-19, says study - The Edge Markets

(Feb 18): Malaysian researchers found that treatment with the anti-parasite drug ivermectin did not prevent patients with Covid-19 from becoming severely ill in a randomised clinical trial published in the JAMA Internal Medicine…

Khairy acknowledges inequality problem in cancer treatment

The health minister says there is an urgent need for reforms that encompass healthcare financing.

Almost 9,000 healthcare workers in Malaysia infected with Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 8,940 healthcare workers (HCW) in the country have been infected with Covid-19 so far this year, said Health director-general Tan S...