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Exercise clinics

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has called for the setting up of an exercise clinic in all districts in the country to encourage behavioral change to reduce

Register as a CPD Provider under the new MMA CPD System!

40,000 health ministry staff yet to register as voters

TAWAU, Jan 21 — About 40,000 out of 270,000 personnel of the Ministry of Health have been confirmed as not being registered with the...

PSM: Trade pacts will ruin public healthcare

Really BAT? Surely it's to increase your sales, right?

By NST Business

Featured blog: Doctor bukan bomoh

DOKTOR BUKAN BOMOH Ya. Ini adalah fakta. Ramai rakyat Malaysia yang menganggap doktor perubatan adalah bomoh. Saya beri contoh perkara ...

RT @MyMedicalRsrc: Compulsory CPD is in effect for doctors in Malaysia. This is a guide on How to Register as as CPD Provider. If your mee…

Health of consumers a factor on 24-hour eateries: Tourism Malaysia DG

KUALA LUMPUR: While Malaysia is proud to be regarded as a food heaven, the health of consumers should also be taken into account when considering the operating

Boy can now hear with Perak’s first private cochlear implant

IPOH, Jan 18 — Eric Leong, three, could hear for the first time today due to a cochlear implant from KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital. At...

Minister: MAF Health Transformation Plan improves national health system

MELAKA, Jan 18 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Health Services Transformation Plan 2017-2050 launched by the Defence Ministry today...

Malaysia wins award for access to affordable hepatitis C medicine

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has received the Leadership Award in Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines for invoking the Sofosbuvir compulsory licence to gain access to hepatitis C medicine at an affordable price.

Health ministry working on 'bundling system' for private hospital charges

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is working towards ensuring that a

Health worries over for Nabawan folks

Malaysia implements 13 health policies, sparking national debate

A new set of health policies was imposed to curb NCDs and build a healthier Malaysia. While many are in agreement, there are still those who question the effects of the policies.

Kedah government pays Mohd Radzi’s medical bills in full

ALOR STAR, Jan 17 — The Kedah government announced that it had settled the medical costs of a staff of the Kedah State Assembly office,...

Concerned MOH offers incentives to retain medical specialists in Malaysia’s public sector

An annual increase of resignations from the government sector is due to the public-private sector income disparity and lack of prospects for promotion and progress in their career, according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Su…

Tackling nutrition issues in Malaysia

Nutrition Society of Malaysia mobilises multiple stakeholders in tackling the complex, multi-factorial nature of non-communicable diseases.

Health Ministry says no to kiddie pack cigarettes

PUTRAJAYA: The government will in no way support the proposal by the tobacco industry to re-introduce kiddie pack cigarettes (pack of 10 sticks) to combat the scourge of contraband cigarettes, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S…

Compulsory CPD is in effect for doctors in Malaysia. This is a guide on How to Register as as CPD Provider. If your meeting provides official CPD points, it will be more likely to be well attended than those without CPD points!

High rank for medical tourism

A letter from DR PILOCARPINE , Batu Pahat, Johor

KPJ in talks to sell aged care centre to Australian party

KPJ Healthcare Bhd is in advanced talks to sell its stake in loss-making Jeta Gardens, an aged care centre and retirement village in Queensland, Australia, to an Australian party that is in a similar line of business, sources say…

Strengthening Malaysia’s primary healthcare system

The Health Ministry is moving the emphasis back to primary healthcare in order to tackle the increasingly worrying problem of non-communicable diseases.

No, surgeons can’t be executioners, says Health DG

He says even in the unlikely event hudud is implemented, neither the ministry nor Malaysian Medical Council will allow surgeons to cut off limbs.

Petition to MMC on Specialist CME Accreditation