15.5% increase in leprosy cases in Malaysia in 2022
Malaysia recorded a 15.5 per cent increase in new leprosy cases in 2022, with 164 cases compared to 142 in 2021, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. Malaysia had 181…
COVID: Two main variants found in China detected in Malaysia
Two main COVID-19 variants that are found to be spreading rapidly in China, namely BA.5.2 and BF.7, that accounted for almost 80 per cent of the variants found in China…
Malaysia to get Pfizer’s updated bivalent vaccine
Malaysia will receive an updated form of Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech in November, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “The original vaccine is effective against Omicron and the XBB (sub-variant).…
Agilent/Monash University to build biology centre
Having been in Malaysia for 20 years, Agilent Technologies is expanding its presence and has entered into a partnership with Monash University Malaysia to build an integrated biology centre in the…
Only 42.3% of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated against Covid-19
A total of 1.76 million or 49.8% of children aged between five and 11 in the country have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of Tuesday…
Malaysia launches clinical practise guidelines on menopause management
Malaysia is now one of the pioneers in the management of menopause guidelines in South-east Asia with the launch of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) of Management of Menopause in Malaysia…