Monkeypox not likely to cause big outbreak
KUCHING: Although the monkeypox has been declared by World Health Organisation (WHO) as a global health emergency, the risk for it to cause large outbreak is unlikely. Infectious diseases expert, Professor Dr Sanjay Rampal from Universiti Malaya (UM) said that this is because the virus does not spread easily from person to person. “Those with […]
Be careful, monkeypox now a global emergency
KUCHING: Sarawakians are urged to be precautious following a declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that monkeypox has become a global emergency. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian said so far there has been no monkeypox case reported in Malaysia but it is just a matter of time following the opening […]
Monkeypox: Dr Sim calls on public to stay alert
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has called for vigilance among the public to prevent any spread of the monkeypox virus. He said people need to inform the health authorities if they notice any symptoms of monkeypox on entering Sarawak. “And those who happen to come into contact with monkeypox positive cases […]
Guidelines on monkeypox proposed
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) is urged to come out with clear and specific guidelines on monkeypox for the public including advisory for those intending to travel to destinations that are currently experiencing the outbreaks. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen, in a statement yesterday, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) had […]
Khairy heads M’sian delegation to World Health Assembly
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin will lead the Malaysian delegation to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the upcoming 75th World Health Assembly (WHA75), World Economic Forum (WEF) and 151st Session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board (EB151) from May 22 to 30. The Health Ministry (MOH) in a statement today said it was very important for Malaysia […]
Keep an eye out for children’s mental health
KUCHING: Public interactions need to be encouraged more now to safeguard the mental health of young children in the country. “It has been reported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that 424,000 children in Malaysia had suffered a little in terms of mental health due to the almost three years of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said […]
Happy World Health Day 2022
KUCHING: This year’s happy world health day theme is ‘Our Planet, Our Health’. This is in line with the state government’s efforts toward reaching its environmental sustainability goals. This was confirmed by Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said the goal for world health day is in line with the Post Covid-19 […]
MP questions performance of Institute of Clinical Research
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has questioned whether there have been convincing and authoritative studies carried out by the country’s Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) since its establishment to advocate for booster jabs. He said ICR, which is under the Health Ministry (MOH) and publicly funded, has huge allocations but has only […]
Another nail in the coffin for smokers?
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times. — Mark Twain, American writer and humourist The statistics of tobacco-related deaths worldwide are shocking. It could be said to be an unrecognised pandemic. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates 1.3 billion tobacco users worldwide. More […]
Pandemic fatigue
This pandemic has magnified every existing inequality in our society — like systemic racism, gender inequality, and poverty. — Melinda Gates, American philanthropist Lockdowns, MCOs, SOPs. Will we be going through the whole cycle again this year? Do we have to start planning for a permanent pandemic? I mean, at the moment, we are seeing […]
