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Johor govt mulls making childhood immunisation mandatory | Malay Mail

JOHOR BARU, Feb 24 — The Johor State Government will look into making it mandatory for parents to get their children immunised, thereby avoiding any risks of infections or...

Sabah opposition fears typhoid cases linked to bad water after contracts ended

Richard Yong accuses the Warisan-led government of ignoring consumers in terminating the contracts of water treatment concessionaires.

Govt will not make vaccinations mandatory, says deputy minister

It will only advise parents to innoculate babies for health and safety reasons, says Dr Lee Boon Chye.

MoH to table proposal to make immunisation vaccination compulsory

Health ministry decides against REIT plan to find additional funds

He says he has 'found other better financial instruments' to develop and improve ministry facilities.

KPJ gets strong support from domestic operations - The Edge Markets

KPJ Healthcare Bhd Maintain neutral with a revised target price (TP) of RM1.14: KPJ Healthcare Bhd’s (KPJ) fourth quarter 2018 (4QFY18) earnings dropped by 12.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM55.1 million. We believe this was mainly…

Overcrowded clinics force Semenyih voters to wait hours, sit on floor | Malay Mail

SEMENYIH, Feb 21 — Semenyih voters have demanded for more public health facilities as there are only two clinics serving 92,000 residents, causing hours’ long wait times. They told Malay Mail that patients are also unnecessarily…

Health Ministry scraps plans for real estate investment trust

Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad says other, better instruments found to generate funds for ministry.

Pharmacists ready to vaccinate, urge govt to make jabs mandatory - Twentytwo13.my

The Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society says it is time to include pharmacists as vaccination advocates and providers as the group urges the government to make vaccination mandatory in a bid to lower the spread of diseases and morta…

Unimmunised child in JB suspected to have died from diptheria http://po.st/P5hXU7 via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: A two-year-old child from Johor Baru who was not immunised is suspected to have died from severe diphtheria, says Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

966 smokers issued warnings in Melaka https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/02/462823/966-smokers-issued-warnings-melaka via @NST_Online

Health Ministry needs more workers - Dr Dzulkefly

Malaysia aims to have 70% of babies breastfed by 2025 http://po.st/JZx6c7 via @ChannelNewsAsia

KOTA BHARU: The Malaysian health ministry aims to increase the percentage of babies being exclusively breastfed to 70 per cent by 2025. ...

Stop the pollution!

A small town in Malaysia is teeming with waste after China banned plastic imports.

Use IMS for better management, efficiency: NIOSH https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/02/461954/use-ims-better-management-efficiency-niosh via @NST_Online

Vaccination: Addressing ethical remedies and trust deficit https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2019/02/462114/addressing-ethical-remedies-and-trust-deficit via @NST_Online

Minister assures there's still time for talks on Peka B40

Dzulkefly Ahmad says that the engagement process with healthcare providers is ongoing.

Health Ministry to keep a close watch on health impact once bauxite mining resumes https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/02/462051/health-ministry-keep-close-watch-health-impact-once-bauxite-mining via @NST_Online

Putrajaya warned against working with tobacco industry-funded lobby groups | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 ― The Malaysia Medical association (MMA) has warned the federal government today against working with groups that are stealthily being funded by tobacco companies. In a press statement, MMA said they stand wi…

Private hospital in Kedah says sorry for 'racist' scholarship ad http://po.st/T1wJKp via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: A private hospital in Kedah has apologised for putting up a scholarship advertisement "deemed racist" by the public on social media.

PSM: MySalam only benefits private insurer, not rakyat

SEMENYIH POLLS | Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj reiterates concerns over Great Eastern's involvement in B40 health insurance scheme.

Clinics more practical than hospital in Semenyih, says health minister

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says building a hospital would involve a number of factors, following the proposal by PH candidate Muhammad Aiman Zainali.

Include provision of mental wellbeing at workplace in OSHA | Malay Mail

Health Ministry denies neglect at Mawar Medical Centre

Dzulkefly Ahmad clarifies that the mass resignation of specialists was due to internal problems.