Malaysian Medical Resources
14,008 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
MALAYSIA’s public healthcare needs are bursting at the seams and available tax funds are not enough to meet the growing demands as cost of care keeps increasing. Adding to the challenge is the country’s current high debt level an…
He says it is similar to the Sungai Kim Kim incident.
BATU KAWAN, June 22 — The Penang Health Department has inspected 55 premises suspected of selling methanol-tainted alcoholic drinks during operations carried out around the state from May until today. State Health, Agriculture, A…
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 ― Three more new cases of respiratory illness were reported among the Batek tribe in Kampung Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said two of the victims, an 11-year-ol…
IPOH (Bernama): Beginning Jan 1 next year, the government will not hesitate to fine individuals found smoking in public eateries.
Groups call for long-term solutions including cooperation between government and NGOs, appointing Orang Asli health workers and restoring indigenous land rights.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) today denied claims it took too long to help the Orang Asli from the Bateq tribe in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang who were infected with measles. In a press conference at the MoH headq…
PUTRAJAYA: Fear of cancer is enough to push more than 90% of Malaysians to visit their doctors within two weeks of seeing tell-tale signs of the disea...
JOHOR BARU: About 15 students from Sekolah Agama Taman Mawar in Pasir Gudang here suffered breathing difficulties and vomiting believed to be caused by air pollution Thursday (June 20).
GEORGE TOWN, June 19 — The Malaysian Anti-Cheap Liquor Movement today called for a full ban on all liquor priced below RM50 following reports of deaths linked to the consumption of tainted alcoholic drinks. The group also wants t…
Dzulkefly Ahmad says isolation and abandonment even by family and friends are not uncommon.
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry will soon meet with Facebook over reports that its subsidiary WhatsApp has blocked the ministry’s smoking ban hotline on its app.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — The introduction of tax rebate for the import and manufacturing of good quality and smart personal protective equipment (PPE) can encourage more employers to protect their workers, said National Institute…
Privatisation has not led to any appreciable savings but has worsened problems like the brain drain from government hospitals, says Jeyakumar Devaraj. Health, which is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, an…
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 ― A WhatsApp number meant to enable people to report smokers who flout the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) ban against smoking in restaurants and other public areas appears to have stopped working. The number 010…
A think tank suggests that Putrajaya leave the sector in stages to avoid disrupting the system.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — The deaths of several Orang Asli from the Batek tribe in Kelantan should serve as a lesson to those objecting to vaccinations, former health minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said. The former Segamat M…
UM medical faculty dean Dr Adeeba called for an official cap on the number of medical students, less medical schools and a review of the whole system.
Total number of deaths among the Bateq tribe in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, has risen to 15.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — A temporary facility capable of housing 400 people has been set up at the former National Service Training Camp in Etnobotani, Kelantan to house the Batek Orang Asli once they are discharged from hospital.…
PETALING JAYA: The proposal to decriminalise attempted suicide is a right step towards removing the stigma attached to those with mental health issues, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
KUALA LUMPUR: The annual public spending on end-stage chronic kidney disease in Malaysia has increased by 94% from RM572mil in 2010 to RM1.12bil in 2016, a study revealed.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 ― The Health Ministry (MoH) has initiated an investigation into a brand of bottled drinking water, which was recalled in Singapore after bacteria was detected in the product. Director-General of Health Datuk…
SHAH ALAM, June 15 — The Selangor Health Department has reminded consumers not to buy and drink raw or unpasteurised milk that is not properly processed. Its director Datuk Dr Khalid Ibrahim said the reminder was issued following…