Recruit more nurses to cope with workload: Audit Report
KUALA LUMPUR: An increase in the number of healthcare workers, in particular nurses, was among the recommendations listed in the Auditor General’s Report for the Year 2021 Series 2 released today. According to the report, the Health Ministry (MoH), with the cooperation of the Public Services Department (PSD), must consider reinforcements to overcome a shortage […]
UNIMAS to introduce new masters programmes
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) will introduce five new masters programmes by coursework starting September or October. Vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Kadim Suaidi said the move is at supporting the goals of the federal and the Sarawak governments, thus ensuring the role of UNIMAS continues to remain relevant. “UNIMAS is targeting about 15 to […]
White paper to study Covid-19 vaccine procurement procedures
PUTRAJAYA: The White Paper on the procurement of the Covid-19 vaccine will examine the procurement procedure transparently, for the benefit of the people, said Health Minister, Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She said the Health Ministry (MoH) has established a working team to draft the White Paper following the decision of the Cabinet meeting, on Jan 18, […]
Putrajaya contributes medicine worth RM227,984 to Ukraine
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian government through the Ministry of Health (MoH) today contributed medical aid worth RM227,984 to the government of Ukraine. Malaysia’s Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa handed over the aid, which consists of medicines containing Levothyroxine Sodium 100 mcg tablets, Fentanyl Citrate 50mcg/millilitre (ml) in 2ml injections, Amikacin 250mg/ml in 2ml injections and Propofol 10mg/ml […]
MoH in final phase of preparing health white paper
LAHAD DATU: The Ministry of Health (MoH) is in the final phase of preparing a Health White Paper that involves new basic policies for the national health services sector. Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said this would also involve health services in Sabah which need federal government attention. Lukanisman, who is on his first […]
Covid-19 jabs have ID chips? Not true!
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has denied the claim that the Covid-19 vaccine contained an ID chip, which went viral on social media on Jan 24. The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) Quick Response Team in a statement today said the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) under the MoH had also refuted […]
Dr Zaliha, Malaysia’s first minister to chair WHO executive board meeting
KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Zaliha Mustafa became the first Malaysian Minister of Health to be honoured to chair the 152nd Session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) executive board meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, from Jan 30 to Feb 7. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the honour was the first in the country’s […]
Anjung Kasih YKN has benefited 781 people
BY CHRISTOPHER DING MIRI: A total of 781 families of patients have benefited from Anjung Kasih Yayasan Kebajikan Negara (YKN), which has been running at Miri Hospital since September 2, 2013. The federal Minister of Women, Family, and Community Development, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, noted that nearly 43 per cent of relatives or carers of […]
MOH concerned over widespread sale of ‘Tiger Pod’
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MoH) continues to work with the Education Ministry, the Ministry of Higher Education, public and private universities and non-governmental organisations in advocacy and prevention activities to ensure that issues related to the dangers of smoking are widely disseminated. Its minister, Dr Zaliha Mustafa, in a statement on Tuesday said […]
Premier renews call for cancer centre
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has reiterated his call for the Federal government to establish a cancer centre here in Sarawak. He said that though the project will be costly, the Sarawak government was willing to give an advance to the federal government to build the centre. “I would like […]
