Malaysian Medical Resources
14,017 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
KUCHING, Jan 24 ― The Health Ministry and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) will finetune ways to address the rabies epidemic in the state, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye. He said it was time that a new a…
PETALING JAYA, Jan 24 — Malaysia is on its way to becoming an ageing nation as life expectancy increases and fertility rates fall. In a study published by Universiti Malaya’s Social Wellbeing Research Centre last year, our countr…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Heart disease has remained the leading cause of death among Malaysians for 13 years from 2005 to 2017, Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said. However, he said it was the non-communicable diseases, su…
KUCHING: The smoking ban at eateries in Sarawak will come into play on March 1. The Sarawak Cabinet today has agreed to implement smoking ban at all eateries in the state, according to a press stat…
Dr D Michael Jeyakumar says MySalam will drive both patients and specialists to private healthcare.
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 24 — Putrajaya’s health insurance scheme for the bottom 40 per cent of workers is expected to offer coverage for at least five years, Lim Guan Eng announced today. The finance minister said the mySalam scheme, to w…
The Malaysian Ministry of Health reports there is much anti-vaccine propaganda on social media, which is influencing the public to reject life-saving vaccinations based on bad information. The Ministry of Health monitoring found…
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye has said the ban on smoking in open-air eateries has been quite successful,especially in urban areas says.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Reducing sugar content in drinks should not be the responsibility of eateries alone, business owners have said. While they agree with the Health Ministry’s (MoH) call for restaurants to voluntarily reduce t…
ALOR SETAR, Jan 22 — The state government will take firm action by destroying ketum farms set up without permission from relevant authorities, as misuse of the leaves grows increasingly rampant. Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukh…
KUALA LUMPUR: HeiTech Padu Bhd has secured a three-year contract to supply critical care information system (CCIS) in intensive care unit for 11 government hospitals.
KUALA LUMPUR: Misinformation about vaccines has caused a huge spike in vaccine-preventable diseases, with almost a 1,000% increase in the number of measles cases compared to five years ago.
SIBU (Bernama): Sarawak will be introducing a psychological evaluation test as an additional condition for the opening and registration of new child care centres (taska) in the state.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Employers who do not protect their workers from occupational risks and hazards at construction sites may soon be punished by heavier fines, following proposed amendments to the Occupational Safety and Healt…
Dia berbuat demikian ketika membawa isterinya bagi mendapatkan rawatan di Hospital Pulau Pinang pada pukul satu pagi tadi.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is implementing a pool procurement system to bring down the costs of medical supplies.
KUCHING: Twelve local non governmental organisations (NGOs) have called on the state government to extend the smoking ban at all eateries in Sarawak as soon as possible. In a joint statement, they …
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