CAP calls for RCI into influence of tobacco, vape industry lobbyists
GEORGE TOWN, March 20 — The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has called on the government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI)...
Semenyih Health Clinic ready by June 2025 — Deputy minister
SHAH ALAM, March 14 — The new Semenyih Health Clinic is expected to be completed by June next year with a capacity of 800 patients...
Deposit collection among steps taken to address foreign patients’ arrears
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has several measures in place to address the risk of medical bill arrears from foreign patients,...
Women vaping on the rise — Deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Health Ministry (KKM) has discovered an increasing trend in vaping or using electronic cigarettes, including among women, the Dewan...
Nearly 9,500 new kidney patients require dialysis every year — Deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases in Malaysia is on the rising trend, with almost 9,500 new patients...
Health Ministry to expand, improve childhood cancer patients’ facilities
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The Health Ministry (MoH) will expand and improve existing health facilities in an effort to provide the best treatment to...
IfitEr programme records over 9,000 clients losing weight
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The IfitEr (I Fit and Eat Right) Weight Management Programme, a health intervention initiative implemented at 30 ‘wellness hubs’ nationwide,...
MOH detects two monkeypox cases in Selangor, nine overall in Malaysia
By Amar Shah Mohsen KUALA LUMPUR — Two monkeypox cases have been detected in Selangor last month, the Health Ministry confirmed today. Deputy Health Minister...
NES III: 160,000 Malaysians aged 50 and above have vision problems
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 17 — The results of the National Eye Survey III (NES III) conducted by the Health Ministry (MOH) found that 160,000 Malaysians aged...
Sarawak pet owners urged to get rabies vaccination
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 26 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is urging owners of pets, like dogs and cats, in Sarawak to get them vaccinated,...
820,000 Form One girls yet to receive HPV jab
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently procuring vaccines to make up for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for 820,000...
Opportunities available for medical officers to become geriatricians — Deputy minister
SHAH ALAM, Oct 1 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is opening up opportunities for more medical officers to further their studies in the field...