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Sabah's HFMD outbreak reaches almost 1,000 cases

KOTA KINABALU: Up to 940 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) have been recorded in the state as of the middle of last month – an increase of 27 per cent compared to the same period last year.

JB hospital fire: Make public probe findings, says inquiry committee

Chairman Mohd Hishamuddin Yunus says the committee has made 23 recommendations.

Uptick in HFMD cases in Sabah

SABAH has recorded an average of 47 hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases every week this year, an increase of 27% from last year. To date, the state Health…

Review Pharmaniaga’s role, think tank urges government -

Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy says the GLC is essentially a middleman and that the government should deal directly with pharmaceutical companies.

Make healthcare, medicines affordable, consumer groups urge govt -

Fomca and Consumer Association of Penang commend the accessible services of the public healthcare sector but complain of high prices of treatment in private hospitals.

Minister says proposed healthcare advisory council to Cabinet | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, June 5 ― The Health Ministry has suggested the formation of a Healthcare Advisory Council to the Cabinet. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the council would primarily advise the government on solutions to proble…

1Malaysia Clinics to be renamed, facilities enhanced - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/7PzuuA via @staronline

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will enhance 1Malaysia Clinics by allocating doctors and a proper drug-dispensing unit to address the long waiting times for patients.

Medical graduates overseas defaulting on JPA scholarships

LETTER | They have become a liability and needless to say that the taxpayers are on the losing end.

Lawas district health office chained after failing to pay monthly rent | Malay Mail

KUCHING, June 4 — Sarawak Health Director Dr Jamilah Hashim today confirmed that the premises rented by the Lawas district health office in Limbang has been locked up over failure to settle monthly rental payments. The picture of…

Thousands of ‘high-risk’ buildings in Malaysia fail to meet fire safety standards: Report http://po.st/xUI9HW via @ChannelNewsAsia

KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of buildings in Malaysia – including hospitals, hotels and office blocks – may be unfit for occupation. Citing the ...

How new Health Minister wants everyone to get good healthcare - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/VCanft via @staronline

POLITICS and social activism has been a big part of Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad’s life, since his university days in Britain when he was a student leader.

Lam Thye offers recommendations for improving country`s healthcare services

KUALA LUMPUR: To improve Malaysia’s healthcare services, social activist Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye has recommended that the Health Advisory Council focus on three key issues.

My Minister series: Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad

Newly-minted Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad shares his plans on improving Malaysia’s healthcare services.

Time to increase tax on cigarettes

RM3 Billion Kerajaan Jimat Jika Rakyat Tidak Merokok – Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad http://malaysiagazette.com/v2/blog/2018/05/31/terkini-rm3-billion-kerajaan-jimat-jika-rakyat-tidak-merokok-dr-dzulkefly-ahmad/ via @malaysiagazette

Who'll help my husband? Certainly not our welfare system

LETTER | It has been almost three years since my husband’s stroke – it has been, and still is, a very difficult time for us.

Honda: Faulty Takata air bag kills seventh person in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Japanese carmaker Honda said Friday another person has died in Malaysia after a flawed Takata airbag inflator exploded, raising the number of deaths linked to the defect in the Southeast Asian country to…

Medical insurance industry in need of care - Letters | The Star Online http://po.st/MdLdC2 via @staronline

From LK, Petaling Jaya.

Another rabies-related death in Sarawak, death toll now at 10 | Malay Mail

KUCHING, June 1 — Another rabies-related death was recorded in Sarawak last night, bringing the total number of deaths due to rabies since middle of last year to 10. Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the…

Wrestling with managed healthcare

A letter from DATUK DR S. H. LEE, Kuala Lumpur

Fulfilling our responsibility

FOR World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has gone back to basics for its theme this year: Tobacco and heart disease.

MOH rejects Singaporean’s appeal to use medisave to pay for wife’s emergency operation at MOH-approved Malaysian hospital http://theindependent.sg/moh-rejects-singaporeans-appeal-to-use-medisave-to-pay-for-wifes-emergency-operation-at-moh-approved-malaysian-hospital/ via @Independentsg

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has rejected a Singaporean’s appeal to use Medisave funds to pay for his wife’s emergency operation at a Malaysian hospital, on the grounds that he and his wife reside in Malaysia despite being Singap…

Private healthcare cost in Malaysia still affordable

Malaysia’s private healthcare expenditure is nowhere close to the inflationary level in other South-East Asian markets and is driven by the value of return on investment obtained by consumers, supported by the maturity, complexit…

Dirty Bangsar eatery slapped with 3 more health violations -

The offences pertain to food handlers, anti-pest rules and failing to register with the health ministry as a food outlet.