Malaysian Medical Resources
14,278 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
KUCHING, June 4 — Sarawak Health Director Dr Jamilah Hashim today confirmed that the premises rented by the Lawas district health office in Limbang has been locked up over failure to settle monthly rental payments. The picture of…
KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of buildings in Malaysia – including hospitals, hotels and office blocks – may be unfit for occupation. Citing the ...
POLITICS and social activism has been a big part of Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad’s life, since his university days in Britain when he was a student leader.
KUALA LUMPUR: To improve Malaysia’s healthcare services, social activist Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye has recommended that the Health Advisory Council focus on three key issues.
Newly-minted Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad shares his plans on improving Malaysia’s healthcare services.
LETTER | It has been almost three years since my husband’s stroke – it has been, and still is, a very difficult time for us.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Japanese carmaker Honda said Friday another person has died in Malaysia after a flawed Takata airbag inflator exploded, raising the number of deaths linked to the defect in the Southeast Asian country to…
From LK, Petaling Jaya.
KUCHING, June 1 — Another rabies-related death was recorded in Sarawak last night, bringing the total number of deaths due to rabies since middle of last year to 10. Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the…
A letter from DATUK DR S. H. LEE, Kuala Lumpur
FOR World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has gone back to basics for its theme this year: Tobacco and heart disease.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has rejected a Singaporean’s appeal to use Medisave funds to pay for his wife’s emergency operation at a Malaysian hospital, on the grounds that he and his wife reside in Malaysia despite being Singap…
Malaysia’s private healthcare expenditure is nowhere close to the inflationary level in other South-East Asian markets and is driven by the value of return on investment obtained by consumers, supported by the maturity, complexit…
The offences pertain to food handlers, anti-pest rules and failing to register with the health ministry as a food outlet.
MAY 30 — In writing this article I have sought the opinion of several colleagues (both medical and non-medical) and I thank them for their advice and opinions. Well-meaning friends have advised that I should show restraint in my…
Scientists have discovered a way to create disease fighting proteins from tobacco plants which could lead to the development of a vaccine for Dengue Fever.
From TAN SRI DR MOHD ISMAIL MERICAN, Past President, Malaysian Medical Council.
MAY 28 — With the birth of a new Malaysia and a government that focuses on the needs of the people, many have been offering suggestions on areas that require change. The government faces an enormous, uphill task to “heal Malaysia…
PETALING JAYA: Several cancer support groups have lauded Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad's recent announcement for his ministry to increase healthcare spending from 6% to 7% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
PETALING JAYA: Various stakeholders welcome the setting up of a Health Advisory Council by the ministry but want adequate consultations before the voluntary health insurance (VHI) is implemented.