TOP STORY
Malaysian healthcare sector to reach US$3.65 billion in 2018 New
According to a report, the Malaysian healthcare industry is experiencing steady growth in 2013, having seen uptrend in 2012 when domestic healthcare market was valued at US$2.25 billion and is estimated to grow to US$3.65 billion by 2018 at an .annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.4% over the period...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Kiwi nurse awarded highest honour for aid work
A New Zealand nurse has been awarded the highest international honour for nurses, the Florence Nightingale Medal. Gisborne nurse Janet Askew has been awarded the medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross for her work on aid missions in Sudan, Indonesia and Iraq...
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Advocate, nurse, hero: Mother of the Year
“When you’re faced with a difficult situation, you do what you have to do to make the best of that.” It’s a simple philosophy coming from a woman whose life is anything but simple. But the fortitude and resilience inherent in her words are what makes Ericka Mason...
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RVH nurse wins nursing hero award
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is pleased to announce Corinne Nesbitt, Director of Clinical Operations, and a seasoned Registered Nurse (RN), has been named the third-place winner in the Hospital News – Nursing Hero Competition. Nesbitt was awarded the honour...
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SPECIAL FEATURES
● In India,‘no frills’ hospitals offer US$800 heart surgery New
● More holistic eldercare policy needed: study New
● Bayer HealthCare grows 7.5% in Asia-Pacific New
● Chinese nurses flourish in Japan as Indonesians, Filipinos
struggle New
● Kuwait bars expats from morning treatment at hospitals
● China's New Law Bans Forced Mental Hospital Detentions
● Shanghai to improve grassroots healthcare through partnership with Singapore
● State of the Art Scanner in Delhi Hospital Providing Accurate Diagnosis for Cancer, Heart Patients
● China nursing industry plagued by low pay and few benefits
● Hospitals Should Randomly Test Physicians for Drug and Alcohol Use
● Nigeria: Maiduguri hospital shut 'over police assault'
● University Hospital North Staffordshire fails A&E targets
● Red Cross promises transparency in Lushan quake donations
● Jersey hospital 'needs to clearer cancer information'
● GlobalMed, International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation, and ITF Entering Phase II of Telemedicine Implementation in Cape Verde
● British Red Cross gives self-poisoning first aid tips
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Health Alert
Too much SPF may lead to porous bones: Experts
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Doctors are warning sunscreen users that higher levels of sun protection factor (SPF) may mean better protection from ultraviolet radiation (UV), but also a higher risk of vitamin D deficiency. More »
2013 Nursing & Healthcare Events
Featured Stories
MOH to focus on efficient delivery, healthy living New
PUTRAJAYA - The Health Ministry will continue improving the medical delivery system and encouraging healthy lifestyles among Malaysians, newly-minted minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam...
Sibu Hospital now has new police booth
SIBU: Sibu Hospital now has a new police booth, courtesy of Pansar Bhd and Bluescope Lysaght. Sibu Hospital director Dr Ngian Hie Ung yesterday handed over the key to the booth to Sibu...
Private healthcare sector sees healthy growth
The Malaysian healthcare industry is experiencing steady growth so far in 2013, rapidly expanding to meet the needs of society. In 2012, the domestic healthcare market was valued...
Understanding Needed For Wives Who Work As Nurses
KUALA LUMPUR -- "Staying in a city like Kuala Lumpur, it is rather economically unhealthy for the husband to be the sole breadwinner of the family,"...
New Kapar Hospital among four additional pledges from Najib for Selangor
KLANG - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak today pledged four more undertakings by the Barisan Nasional (BN) for Selangor, among them...
RM300 million hospital shows BN concern for people of Tanjong Karang
TANJONG KARANG - Tanjong Karang, dubbed the country's second rice bowl, will have a new RM300 million hospital for the benefit over 200,000 people by 2016...
Local Headline
No cause for alarm over H7N9 in Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA - The Health Ministry has advised the public not to panic over the recent outbreak of Influenza A (H7N9) in China because no cases have been detected here. Director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham...
Global News
Kuwait Hospitals Ban Foreigners
A local media reports that Kuwait will soon bar foreigners from attending public hospitals in the mornings. The decision comes after complaints in parliament of Kuwaiti patients having to wait for treatment at public health...
Education News
Making inroads in medical education
PERDANA University Graduate School of Medicine (PUGSOM) is the first institution in Malaysia to offer the four-year doctorate of medicine degree modelled entirely after the Johns Hopkins University School of...
Pharmaceutical
Educating and Advising Prescribers can Prevent Overuse of Antibiotics in Hospitals
A new study by Cochrane researchers suggests that prescribers of antibiotics in hospitals should be educated, advised or restricted from overuse...
Business & Investments
Sharjah Healthcare city promotes investment opportunities in UAE - Korea Economic Partnership Forum
Sharjah Healthcare City (SHCC), set to be the largest healthcare facility in the UAE, has announced that it will be participating in the upcoming UAE - Korea Economic Partnership Forum, taking place...
