The free medical services offered by the government through the Madani Medical Scheme have been extended to the whole country starting Sept 15, the Dewan Rakyat was told Tuesday (Sept…
The health ministry is meeting the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on health today to finalise details of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 and its generational…
By Mohani Niza The consequences of climate change go further than rising temperatures and other extreme weather events. It affects people's mental health too. The gradual but persistent transformation of…
The Health Ministry's decision to exempt foreign nurses from obtaining a Post-Basic Qualification to work in Malaysia will enable private hospitals to serve public hospital patients as part of the…
Private hospitals have hailed a decision by the health ministry to open the doors to foreign nurses working in Malaysia. Dr Kuljit Singh, president of the Association of Private Hospitals…
The Ministry of Health (KKM) expects the target ratio of one organ donor per million population to be achieved in the near future, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. “The…
Seventy-three per cent of deaths in the country are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are closely linked to unhealthy lifestyles, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. In his…
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is in need of more gerontological nurses who specialise in the care of the elderly, says Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. He said this…
In Malaysia, RSV is one of the most prevalent respiratory viruses, primarily infecting children under three years old. To raise awareness of this relatively unknown respiratory infection, healthcare experts recently…
The number of dengue fever cases increased by 101 cases or 4.3 per cent to 2,349 cases in the 34th Epidemiological Week (ME34), for the period Aug 20 to 26,…
