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Why not allocate 5pc of sin tax for health funds? | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — A think tank has proposed earmarking 5 per cent of tobacco and alcohol taxes, an estimated RM290 million, for additional health funds ahead of the tabling of Budget 2019. The Galen Centre for Health and Soc…

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Towards a smoke-free Malaysia Baru - Letters | The Star Online http://po.st/GtLbyL via @staronline

A letter signed by DR JEFFREY ABU HASSAN, DATUK DR MUSA MOHD NORDIN, DR ZUL AZLIN RAZALI and DR ABDUL HALIM SIBGHATULLAH

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Naik taraf K1M: 293 Klinik Komuniti ada Pegawai Perubatan, Pegawai Farmasi

Pelan reformasi Klinik Komuniti akan menempatkan Pegawai Perubatandan Pegawai Farmasi di semua 293 buah Klinik Komuniti secara berperingkat.Sejumlah 293 akan dijenama semula sebagai Klinik Komuniti adalah daripada 347buah Klinik…

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CREST makes its mark in digital healthcare

Government body created to encourage collaboration between academia, entrepreneurs and MNCs makes it mark in digital healthcare.

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Budget 2019: What Malaysians want for healthcare, education | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Ahead of the government’s tabling of Budget 2019, groups have come out to express their views on what should be spent on healthcare and education. Here are some ideas from Malaysians on how Putrajaya can be…

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Unhygienic Senawang ‘bone satay’ outlet ordered closed for two weeks | Malay Mail

PETALING JAYA, Oct 22 ― Satay lovers might want to look away. A popular “bone satay” operator in Senawang has been ordered to cease operations for 14 days after the premises were found to be unhygienic, Utusan Online reported. Ne…

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Tensions flare at Ivana inquest as witness defends pre-autopsy SOP

Dr Nurliza Abdullah who supervised the post-mortem disagrees with the family counsel that the body should have been examined immediately upon arrival at the morgue.

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Bogus dentist’s RM70,000 fine upheld by High Court in Malacca

The vocational student would face six months' jail, in default, for operating a dental clinic without licence.

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Expert analysis: 'Graded sugar tax model' could be the way to go for Malaysia to stop over-consumption

A 'graded sugar tax model' has been suggested by an expert analyst as an alternative to just soda or sugar taxes in Malaysia's battle against sugar over-consumption.

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Noodles from laksa kebok stall contaminated with salmonella bacteria, says Health Ministry - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/jJLLgX via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: Salmonella bacteria was found in the noodle sample taken from a laksa kebok stall in Baling, Kedah, that resulted in a food poisoning outbreak that killed two people, according to the Health Ministry.

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Insurance: Social health insurance proposal draws mixed opinions - The Edge Markets

The proposal to implement a social health insurance scheme in the country has drawn mixed views from industry experts and financial planners. Some believe an insurance-based system will worsen medical inflation, while others says…

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Harapan's health insurance scheme could disadvantage the B40

COMMENT | Potential ramifications of the scheme could outweigh the benefits.

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Deputy health minister not sold on drinking unboiled tap water

Dr Lee Boon Chye says that although water from the plant may be clean, it still has to pass through old pipes.

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Ex-MP calls for freeze on new private hospitals

Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj warns of a brain drain of senior doctors from the public sector.

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Selangor Health Dept seizes unregistered products, cosmetics - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/laCf5K via @staronline

SHAH ALAM (Bernama): The Selangor State Health Department has seized 2,669 boxes of non-registered products and unnotified cosmetics worth about RM407,000, in raids at several locations in the state.

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Ministry says no hanky-panky in drug procurement, whistleblower gives updates - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/ES2oYl via @staronline

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry says allegations of drug supplies monopoly and corruption levelled against it are baseless.

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Legal age to buy booze at 21 not new ruling, says Deputy Health Minister - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/8JoWr5 via @staronline

IPOH: The ruling on the minimum age to buy alcohol beverages at 21 is not a new regulation, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.

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Health Ministry: Laws being enacted to control non-nicotine vape products - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/yPCN8T via @staronline

IPOH: A new law to control tobacco, vaping and shisha activities will be enacted soon, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.