Malaysian Medical Resources
13,991 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said investigations on alleged queue-cutting for Covid-19 vaccines have yielded no evidence that any such incident occurred in the country. Speaking to Malay Mail,…
The Ministry of Health (MOH) says this is not to prevent health care workers from speaking up, but to encourage them to use proper feedback and complaint channels.
The Malaysian Medical Association asks the Ministry of Health for minimum RM35 daily remuneration for private general practitioners (GPs) to issue home surveillance orders and to monitor Category 1 and 2 Covid-19 patients at home.
PUTRAJAYA, March 3 — Individuals who jump queue to receive the Covid-19 vaccine jabs can be fined not more than RM50,000 or jailed not more than six months, or both, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said such act…
KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) has urged the Government to clarify where high-risk groups fall into the priority list in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.The medical specialist group…
The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy warns against giving the people's supply of Covid-19 vaccines.
Malaysia can spread the burden of vaccinating the elderly and those with comorbidities across the public and private sectors, rather than lining up 9.4 million people under the government rollout alone.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Private hospitals such as the Pantai Hospital are already being used as vaccination centres for private health care workers for phase one of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said Science, Tech…
KUANTAN, March 2 — The postponement of appointments for vaccine shots scheduled at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) here is not due to queue jumping but because the doses have been used up, said Pahang Health director Datuk Dr…
The new approvals include vaccines from Sinovac and Pfizer.
Michael Chong says the government can then focus on vaccinating those who are unable to afford the vaccine.
There are 24,563 active cases, with 204 in intensive care and 96 requiring respiratory assistance.
Although vaccinations for Category 1 and 2 of frontliners are meant to run concurrently, this is not reflected at the ground level, says the Malaysian Medical Association.
The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia says this will help the country reach herd immunity faster.
Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says general practitioners are the first to see those with illnesses which could well be Covid-19.
MARCH 2 ― The Malaysian National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme has now begun with the Prime Minister being the first to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, which is sold under the brand name Comirnaty, o…
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — Despite insufficient data on the potential effects of the Covid-19 vaccines in expecting and nursing mothers, the Health Ministry will allow them to be inoculated if the benefits outweigh the risks, Minister…
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Only Cabinet members, state executive councillors, federal and state lawmakers and government officials accompanying ministers abroad qualify as political “frontliners” for phase one of the National Covid-…
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases have dropped to 1,828 or the lowest they have been since January 5, according to data Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah released today. He also reporte…
Data sharing with the public will dispel rumours and aid the vaccination programme.
The mitigation phase means no longer using containment measures like the Movement Control Order, but to focus on preventing severe disease and death from Covid-19.
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — The government assures that the personal data of recipients who register to receive vaccine jabs under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) will not be revealed to the vaccine manufacturer con…
In responding to a doctor's call on Twitter, the minister in charge of the immunisation programme invites whistleblowers to email him anonymously.
The authorities should also consider the psychological harm done by confining people in their districts or states for long periods.