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Give space to probe sex predator claims, health minister tells media -

Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad says victims should feel comfortable enough to come forward.

Don’t judge transgenders, ex-Health DG tells health providers | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, August 1 ― Health care providers should not discriminate against transgender people, former Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said today. Dr Ismail said when he was previously Health DG from 200…

'Sex predator' doctor 'urges' hospital staff to sign letter of support - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/aw3zxw via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: The senior doctor said to have sexually abused female housemen has pressured medical officers and specialists under him to sign a letter vouching for his performance as the department head.

Hospital where (alleged) sexual predator worked under gag order? | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The Health Department was said to have issued a gag order to stop medical officers in a Klang Valley public hospital from divulging further information on the orthopaedic head of department there following m…

Report: Doctor who sexually terrorised housemen told to go on leave | Malay Mail

PETALING JAYA, July 31 ― The alleged sexual predator Orthopaedic head of department targeting house officers under him has been ordered to go on indefinite leave, The Star reported today. Quoting anonymous sources, the paper said…

Where is the police report, asks Health Ministry official on alleged hospital sexual harassment

SERDANG: A top Health Ministry official has asked for the disclosure of the police report supposedly made against an orthopaedic head of department for alleged sexual harassment.

Don't sweep sexual harassment claims under the carpet, says medical don

UM professor Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says specialists, lecturers and consultants need to know it is no longer acceptable to harass and bully their juniors.

Is Malaysia ready for gene therapy?

Hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in Malaysia: 6 things you need to know about the disease

Health News -(THE NEW PAPER) - A 17-month-old boy from Penang has become Malaysia's first fatality due to hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

More doctors lodge reports of sexual abuse

PETALING JAYA: More victims, including housemen, have come forward to lodge complaints of sexual abuse at hospitals, said the Health Ministry.

KKM menyeru semua mangsa yang menghadapi kekerasan atau gangguan di tempat kerja sama ada dalam bentuk fizikal, verbal, mental atau seksual untuk membuat laporan terus kepada Menteri Kesihatan di alamat emel drdzul@moh.gov.my.

KENYATAAN AKHBAR KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN MALAYSIA ISU GANGGUAN SEKSUAL TERHADAP PEGAWAI PERUBATAN SISWAZAH Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) mengambil maklum dan memandang serius laporan muka...

Hannah Yeoh 'thorough investigation' needed for hospital sexual abuse claims - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/m4oYxv via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: The allegations of sexual abuse against house officers (doctors) by a department head at a Klang Valley hospital are "very serious", said Hannah Yeoh.

Living with haemophilia

RAISING a child is tremendously challenging. As a parent I can vouch for that personally.

Health Ministry: No new death from HFMD

Malaysia's health care is a role model for the world

Health care in Malaysia is not 'sick' but is, in fact, vibrant, healthy and affordable.

Mercy Malaysia to set up health clinic in flood-hit Laos | theSundaily

PETALING JAYA: Mercy Malaysia will set up a primary health clinic to provide urgent medical aid for 1,000 victims affected by the severe flooding caused by

17-month-old boy dies due to HFMD (Updated) | theSundaily

NIBONG TEBAL: A 17-month-old baby boy has been confirmed to have died after he was afflicted with the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) The toddler passed

Health and Women Ministries to discuss hospital sex predator issue https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/30/health-women-ministries-to-discuss-hospital-sex-predator-issue/#4igwj9IaTiJfO0BH.99 http://po.st/hPpZZN via @staronline

KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad will meet with the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry Monday (July 30), following The Star's front page expose of a sex predator in a Klang Valley hospital.

Healthcare for the old will stay, says minister

Dzulkefly Ahmad dismisses forecast by a think-tank that lower government revenue from SST may affect elderly people.

Sexual predators in our midst

One in every six death due to cancer | theSundaily

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that one in every six deaths is due to cancer but no matter how impactful it is, this should not lead us to

With 18,000 depression cases in 2017, DPM says mental health a pressing matter | Malay Mail

SHAH ALAM, July 28 — Mental health must not be taken lightly as illnesses such as depression affect large swathes of the population, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said today. Dr Wan Azizah was referrin…

PJ residents launch emergency bracelets for elderly, disabled | Malay Mail

PETALING JAYA, July 29 — Taman Gasing Indah Resident Association (RA) launched today its in-case-of-emergency (ICE) bracelet programme meant for the elderly and the disabled. The bracelet, which can contain next-of-kin contact in…

After ‘hospital sex predator’ report, minister promises action -

Dzulkefly Ahmad says 'to those who asked about the case, the ministry will get to the bottom of this'