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Future budgets should address family planning

There is a clear link between family planning, women empowerment, and human capital development.

RM500k needed for bone marrow transplant https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/10/11/rm500k-needed-for-bone-marrow-transplant/ via @@theborneopost

SIBU: Sibu Cancer Care Society is on a mission to raise RM500,000 by this month to enable two-year-old Ethaniel Lee Yi Heng to undergo a bone marrow transplant scheduled on Nov 6. Its chairman Dr Clement Chen said they need to ra…

Addressing malnutrition in Malaysia - The Edge Markets

Malnutrition remains a huge challenge in Malaysian society. In a food-secure country, all should be able to eat sufficiently and healthily, not living in fear of sudden loss of access —­ physically or economically — to food.Thank…

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Thumbs up for new medicine procurement policy for hospitals

It will ensure greater access to medicines at cost-effective prices.

Dr Dzulkefly: RM416mil allocation to be used for building clinics, new hospital http://po.st/I6VNeq via @staronline

IPOH: About RM416mil from the announced RM1.6bil during the tabling of the 2020 Budget would be used to build new hospitals.

Pemberian vaksin pneumokokal keputusan bijak tingkat kesihatan anak

KUALA LUMPUR: Peruntukan berjumlah RM60 juta untuk vaksin pneumokokal kepada semua sebagai keputusan bijak kerajaan menurunkan jumlah kematian dan pelbagai penyakit membabitkan sistem pernafasan dalam kalangan kanak-kanak.

Health NGO lauds government as allocation for health makes up 10pc of Budget 2020 | Malay Mail

IPOH, Oct 11 — Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy Chief Executive Azrul Mohd Khalib said the Budget 2020 tabled today showed that the government is committed in investing in the improvement of health service to ensure that n…

Budget 2020: Health Ministry gets RM60m for pneumococcal vaccination for all children | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The federal government has announced an initial allocation of RM60 million to provide pneumococcal vaccination for all children beginning next year. In tabling the Supply Bill (Budget) 2020 in Parliament to…

Govt allocates RM297 billion for Budget 2020 https://t.co/wAiOgfdhNy via @NST_Online

Not enough professional counsellors in Malaysia, says DPM | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 10 — The ratio of one counsellor for every 3,716 people is too high to handle social problems which are getting more complex, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. As at October 31 this ye…

Suicidal tendencies on the rise in Malaysia, says Health DG http://po.st/456EXQ via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: There is a worrying increase in suicidal tendency among youths in Malaysia, says the Health Ministry.

Doctors Defend RM80 Fee For Complex JPJ Medical Exam

The new medical exam is eight pages long, twice the length of the old form.

Benefits of peer support for mental health https://www.nst.com.my/education/2019/10/528298/benefits-peer-support-mental-health via @NST_Online

TOMORROW, Oct 10, is the annual World Mental Health Day, as declared by the World Health Organisation.

Kick the habit, deputy minister advises smokers in health ministry

Dr Lee Boon Chye confirms male staff underwent a smoking test today.

Vape destroys your health https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2019/10/528468/vape-destroys-your-health via @NST_Online

Our young are repeatedly enticed to dwell on something we mistakenly assume as safe, hip and trendy.

Smoker screening test for all male staff in Health Ministry isn’t sexist, says deputy minister https://t.co/WNffXKvD7p via @staronline

KUALA LUMPUR: All male staff in the Health Ministry in Putrajaya had to attend a smoker’s screening test on Wednesday (Oct 9), according to an internal circular.

‘Patient punctuality affects waiting time at govt clinics’

KUALA LUMPUR: Patients visiting government hospitals and clinics are advised to be there at the appointed time to keep the queues and the waiting time...

Dr Sim: Sarawak needs different approach in health services https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/10/08/dr-sim-sarawak-needs-different-approach-in-health-services/ via @@theborneopost

KUCHING: The national norms used for the whole country cannot be applied to Sarawak when it comes to building more hospitals and having more specialists. This is because of Sarawak’s different geography and scattered population,…

Health Ministry studying full ban on vape products https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/10/528051/health-ministry-studying-full-ban-vape-products via @NST_Online

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is studying whether to implement a full ban on vape or electronic cigarettes in the country following a worrying rise in the vaping habit among youth.

Health Ministry bans traditional plaster containing scheduled poisons http://po.st/cBLQey via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has issued a warning against the use of the "Herbun Plaster" as the traditional product contains diphenhydramine, a scheduled poison.

Truth And Hospital Fire Safety

Disclose the report on the 2016 Hospital Sultanah Aminah fire that killed six patients.

Beware of mercury poisoning in pursuit of fair skin, says consumer group | Malay Mail

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 8 — The next time you reach for a whitening face cream in hopes of fairer skin, think twice as many products being sold contain harmful substances especially mercury. Penang Consumers Association (CAP) said it fo…

Root cause of gender inequality http://po.st/7gJRk2 via @staronline

From DR JOHN TEO, Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Kota Kinabalu.