Malaysian Medical Resources
13,991 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is looking into a proposal that those who have donated blood more than 50 times be given priority in the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Health Minis…
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Malaysia has reported 1,854 new Covid-19 cases today — up from yesterday’s 1,285 — bringing the cumulative number of confirmed infections in the country to 357,607, according to Health director-general Tan…
They say there should be no profiteering in providing health services for the people.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Khairy Jamaluddin said the government is currently mulling over the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) report of rare blood clots as a possible side ef…
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — A total of 346,270 people have received both doses of their vaccine shots as of Wednesday (April 7) under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. According to an infographic upload…
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Malaysia will decide whether to proceed with using the AstraZeneca vaccine for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme after getting the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) findings on the vaccine. Coor…
KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): The government is establishing collaborations among various Ministries, government agencies, non-governmental organisations and the local communities, to achieve optimal and equitable health care for every…
Dr Subramaniam Muniandy says that as resources are diverted to fighting the pandemic, some people now have non-existent access to healthcare.
APHM president Dr Kuljit Singh envisions a day when the private sector will run all hospitals and clinics, with a national insurance scheme in place.
States like Sabah, Kelantan, Melaka, Labuan, Putrajaya, Pahang, Perak, and Sarawak have recorded Rt levels above 1 as of April 4, which means that the Covid-19 outbreaks there are growing.
Former deputy health minister says the government has failed to guard Malaysia against imported cases.
The second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine dose for more than 4,000 frontliners in Perak will be delayed by 5 to 7 days from the original 21-day interval, but administering the second dose up to 28 days after the first is still within in…
Health Minister Dr Adham Baba says he has instructed all state health directors to ensure that all medical frontliners get their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by the end of April.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 4 — The government has prepared several backup plans in the event that it has to postpone the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Kha…
KUALA LUMPUR: 10 new Covid-19 clusters were identified by the Health Ministry today, with one involving Sarawak’s Tembok Sri Aman Detention centre where 160 detainees tested positive for the virus so far.
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Malaysia reported 1,638 new Covid-19 cases today, up from 1,294 reported yesterday, marking the fifth straight day of the figure staying above the 1,000 mark.This brought the country's cumulative confirmed…
BAGAN SERAI (April 3): The government has no plans to postpone the administering of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine despite reports of its side effects on recipients abroad, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali…
AstraZeneca's contract manufacturer, South Korea's SK Bioscience, will be registered by the Drug Control Authority.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — The Health Ministry today reported 1,294 Covid-19 cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours. In a statement this evening, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cumulative posit…
The Malaysian Medical Association wants data on how many of an estimated 40,000 to 45,000 private health care workers have already been vaccinated.
Coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin says it is one way to raise registration rate and get more people to take the vaccine.
GEORGE TOWN, April 1 — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Health Ministry will meet next week to decide on the policy and framework for private hospitals to purchase vaccines directly from suppliers. Minis…