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Health Ministry: ‘Pak Li Medicated Plaster’ contains poison
The Health Ministry has advised the public to avoid buying and using the traditional product “Pak Li Medicated Plaster” after it was found to contain the scheduled poison diphenhydramine. Its director, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, said the registration of
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Health Ministry: 1st polio case in Malaysia after 27 years
PUCHONG: Health Ministry has confirmed a three months year old baby boy in Tuaran, Sabah has been infected by polio. The ministry director general Datuk Noor Hisham Abdullah said the baby had been confirmed infected with vaccine derived poliovirus type
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The rising threat of heart disease in Malaysia
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today said no other disease kills more Malaysians than cardiovascular disease. Mortality due to cardiovascular diseases almost doubled in Malaysia between 2017 and 2019. In a Facebook post, the ministry said based on Death Statistics 2019 report
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Health Ministry: HIV infection down by 65% in Malaysia
PUCHONG: Health Ministry said the number of HIV infection cases in the country had decreased by 65% from 2002 until last year. In a Facebook post today, the ministry said the achievement was attained with the introduction of Harm Reduction
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PSD approves 10,675 permanent appointments for Health Ministry
PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department (PSD) has approved 10,675 permanent posts for the Health Ministry, said its director-general Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman. Mohd Khairul Adib in a media conference here yesterday said, the approval was based on the
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Health Ministry: Homosexual intercourse main of cause of HIV spread
PUCHONG: Homosexual intercourse is now the main cause of HIV infection among Malaysians. In an infographic posted by the Health Ministry, the government said that the pattern of HIV spread among Malaysians have changed since it was first detected back
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Health Ministry: There are differences between HIV and AIDS
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today came out with an infographic on the differences between contracting HIV and AIDS. In a Facebook post, the ministry said the people are still confused between HIV and AIDS. “The diagnosis for both are different but
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Dzulkefly: E-wallet usage at govt health facilities to reduce waiting period
KUALA LUMPUR: The introduction of e-wallet application usage (Boost) at government health clinics and hospitals will minimise patients’ registration time to less than 30 seconds. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the four health clinics include Klinik Kesihatan
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Lee: Private hospital charges will ‘not be too high’ if consultancy fee spikes
KUALA LUMPUR : Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye assured that private hospital charges will not be too high if the government decides to increase consultancy charges. He said the fee structure will be governed by the Private Healthcare
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Health Ministry: Indians prone to oral cancer due to betel leaf intake
The Health Ministry today stated that 49% of the Indian community are prone to suffer from oral cancer, which is the fourth most common cancer affecting Indian women in the country. The second largest community that suffers from oral cancer
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