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Interesting blog post by Dr Pagalavan and food for thought https://pagalavan.com/2021/12/31/post-wawasan-2020-where-to-malaysia-part-5/ Where is Malaysia headed?

Continued………. It’s been 6 months since I last wrote an article in this series. In between, I was interviewed by various organisation in relation to contract doctors etc. Thi…

Health Ministry records 16 more Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia, national toll now 31,644 | Malaysia | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Malaysia recorded 16 more deaths due to Covid-19 as of midnight, including two who were brought in dead (BID). Based on the Health Ministry's CovidNow data, the total number of Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia so…

Health Ministry bans three cosmetics products that contain mercury

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has banned three cosmetics products found to contain mercury, a scheduled poison.

Umrah agencies 'shocked' many returning pilgrims unvaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR: Several umrah agencies in the country expressed shock at how 14 per cent of umrah pilgrims who returned to the country with Covid-19 Omicron variant did not have any vaccination record.

19 Covid-19 deaths yesterday

KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 claimed another 19 lives yesterday, increasing the nationwide death toll to 31,628.

Private hospitals ready to support public healthcare services in event of another Covid-19 surge | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) said it is ready to support public healthcare services in case of a surge in Covid-19 cases. Its president, Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said while the number of…

Khairy: Two families among seven Omicron cases reported in Sarawak yesterday https://www.theborneopost.com/2022/01/07/khairy-two-families-among-seven-omicron-cases-reported-in-sarawak-yesterday/ via @@theborneopost

KUCHING (Jan 7): Members of two different families were among the seven new Covid-19 Omicron variant cases reported in Sarawak yesterday, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. In a statement, he said three cases involved a fath…

Malaysia Postpones Steep E-Liquid Tax https://vaping360.com/vape-news/112466/malaysia-postpones-steep-e-liquid-tax/ via @vaping360

The Malaysian government has postponed implementation of its proposed tax on nicotine-containing vaping products.

Khairy: Malaysia could see 30,000 daily Covid-19 cases by March if Omicron wave not suppressed https://www.theborneopost.com/2022/01/06/khairy-malaysia-could-see-30000-daily-covid-19-cases-by-march-if-omicron-wave-not-suppressed/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): A Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered (SEIR) epidemiological prediction model has projected that Malaysia could record 30,000 Covid-19 cases daily by the end of March should rate of infection (R0) rise to…

Pfizer jabs for children 5 to 11 get MOH conditional approval

Group will receive 10mcg of Covid-19 vaccine.

Health experts remind Malaysians not to delay Covid-19 booster jabs

An expert said people should not think twice about getting the booster shot. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Journeying Towards The Best Health Care Travel Experience In Malaysia

MHTC is establishing Malaysia as the Fertility and Cardiology Hubs of Asia, the Cancer Care Centre of Excellence, the Hepatitis C Treatment Hub of Asia, an International Retirement Living Destination, as well as the anchor for th…

Health Ministry logs 3,543 new Covid-19 cases today as infections continue to climb | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Malaysia continued its upwards trajectory of daily Covid-19 infections for the second straight day this week with 3,543 cases today. The latest figure marked a slight uptick over the past 24 hours compared t…

MACC swallows bitter pill, takes down 'corrupt doctor' ad

'MACC decided to withdraw video to protect sensitivities.'

After Omicron, new Covid-19 variant IHU raises fresh spectre of pandemic concerns - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): The emergence of IHU — a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the Covid-19 pandemic — appears to have raised fresh pandemic concerns after the variant emerged in France recently, news.com.au rep…

Women in Malaysia keep fit and connect with nature on group bicycle rides https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3161952/women-malaysia-meet-group-bicycle-rides-connect-nature?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=share_widget&utm_campaign=3161952 via @scmpnews

The women of Kuala Lumpur cycling group Bike in Nature gather weekly to ride through jungle, challenge themselves, socialise and keep fit.

Criticised for latest Omicron travel restrictions, Khairy says Malaysia taking ‘proportionate’ action compared to ‘extremes’ elsewhere | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin last night said that his ministry would continue to respond in a calibrated and appropriate manner, and not resort to extremes such as implementing a total lockdown. In a se…

Malaysia aspires to be Asia’s leading hepatitis C treatment centre

Glove shares up on Covid-19 variant IHU emergence

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): Share prices of rubber glove makers Hartalega Holdings Bhd, Top Glove Corp Bhd, Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd and Supermax Corp Bhd rose in Wednesday (Jan 5) Bursa Malaysia morning trade in an apparent reacti…

Clean up your own backyard' - fuming MMA chief tells MACC

This is after MACC released an ad about corrupt doctors.

Make Better Decisions This Year Towards Better Health — MMA

There should be a reformed health care system so that every individual has access to quality health care.

Health Ministry: 58 more Covid-19 Omicron cases detected in Malaysia, four in Kedah | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The Health Ministry said they have found another 58 cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant in Malaysia with four of these cases in Kedah. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 54 were i…

Health Ministry on ‘empty water’: It’s a Facebook translation, original posting done in BM | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The “empty water” English translation from a Ministry of Health’s (MoH) Facebook posting which left many in stitches and went viral, was not done by the MoH. In a statement to clarify the matter — which many…

ProtectHealth encourages booster dose seekers to call and be on waitlist instead of walking in to prevent crowding at PPVs, clinics | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Since last week, long queues and crowds have been seen at various vaccination centres in the Klang Valley as people were hoping to get their booster shots even though they did not have appointments. In respo…