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Joy for contract doctors as govt announces salary upgrade

An estimated 2,000 contract medical officers are expected to be moved up from UD41 category to UD43.

Health Ministry: Malaysia records 1,168 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The Health Ministry today reported 1,168 Covid-19 cases, the fifth day in a row that Malaysia’s cases have reached four digits. In a statement today, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah s…

Health DG: 'I do not see CMCO as a failure'

COVID-19 | We successfully decreased the infectivity rate from 2.2 to 1, notes Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

CMCO announced in 6 more states

It will run from Nov 9 to Dec 6.

Government Slashes 2021 Medical, Public Health Budgets Amid Covid Crisis

Under MOH’s Budget 2021, nephrology received a 78% budget cut with an RM56 million allocation for next year, while the allocation for cancer treatment was slashed by 10 times to about RM21 million.

Budget 2021: Position of junior healthcare workers not addressed, says MMA

Budget 2021: Medical tourism receives RM35mil allocation

Covid-19: Vaccine is for prevention, not cure — MMA https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/11/06/covid-19-vaccine-is-for-prevention-not-cure-mma/ via @@theborneopost

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 vaccine, which is expected to be available in the first quarter of next year, is not for treating the infection but rather as protection against the disease, said the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)…

Covid-19 (Nov 6): New record of 1,755 Covid-19 cases in a day, two deaths

UPDATED 7.55PM | Most cases recorded in Sabah with Penang in second place.

MOH Discourages Interstate Travel, While MPs Can Visit Constituencies Weekly

The Health DG highlighted the case of a woman who infected four family members with Covid-19 upon travelling to her hometown in Kelantan from Selangor.

Covid-19 (Nov 5): 1,009 new cases, record number of active cases

UPDATED 7.25PM | The number of active Covid-19 cases currently stands at 10,503.

Redzuan: Pandemic under control, no need for ‘total lockdown’ just yet

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Currently, there is no need for a total lockdown to be implemented but the move can still be considered to address the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Speci…

Provide Permanent Positions To All Contract Doctors — MMI

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us that health care workers are the biggest assets of our health care system.

Health Ministry flags 21 food items containing scheduled poisons

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The Health Ministry has identified 21 food products, comprising 16 brands, which were detected to contain scheduled poisons prohibited from being added to food. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham…

Prisoners sing praises for healthcare workers as EMCO lifted

A video clip of the event has been circulated on social media and is shared by Dr Noor Hisham today.

Ministry expects Covid-19 infectivity rate to drop further in 3 weeks

R-naught value, now at 1.0, can be reduced to 0.5, says Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Finance minister says to expect bigger funds for opex, health in Budget 2021 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Budget 2021 will focus on addressing the economic impact of Covid-19 on Malaysia, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said in a prelude to its tabling in Parliament this Friday. In an interview with H…

Covid-19: Malaysia hits four digits yet again with 1,032 new cases, eight deaths | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — The Health Ministry today reported 1,054 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths in the last 24 hours. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham in a press conference today said of the 1,054 new cases, Klan…

No Reason To Fear Flu Vaccines -- Malaysian Influenza Working Group

Experts sound the call for widespread flu vaccination after MOH lifts temporary cessation on the use of two flu vaccines.

Sabah blood banks running critically low

This has caused the state to get blood supplies from Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak hospitals twice this year.

MOH Won’t Share Raw Covid Data Due To Past ‘Incidents’

MOH only shares granular Covid-19 data with the police for home quarantine monitoring purposes.

Health Ministry withdraws Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2019 from Dewan Rakyat order paper | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 ― The government has withdrawn the Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2019 from the order paper in the Third Meeting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament (2020). The Bill has been postponed twice before this in i…

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Health ministry say orange zones could go under CMCO

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham says such a proactive move will help prevent Covid-19 from spreading further.