By Amar Shah Mohsen KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Two monkeypox cases have been detected in Selangor last month, the Health Ministry confirmed today.  Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said in total, the country has reported nine cases since July this year, with the capital city...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 17 — The results of the National Eye Survey III (NES III) conducted by the Health Ministry (MOH) found that 160,000 Malaysians aged 50 and above suffer from low vision, with eight per cent of them blind.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 26 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is urging owners of pets, like dogs and cats, in Sarawak to get them vaccinated, to curb rabies in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently procuring vaccines to make up for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for 820,000 Form One girls who missed out.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 1 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is opening up opportunities for more medical officers to further their studies in the field of geriatrics in order to produce more specialists in the field, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

SHAH ALAM, Sept 30 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is on high alert for any possible existence of “Disease X” in the country, said Deputy Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 24 — A total of 43,107 or 94.8 per cent of the 45,467 premises inspected nationwide from January to August this year complied with the hygiene requirements for food handling.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 20 — The risk of cancer involving young people aged between 15 and 49 is due to an unhealthy diet, the excessive consumption of sugar, and the culture of smoking including vaping, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 — Seventy-three per cent of deaths in the country are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCD), which are closely linked to unhealthy lifestyles, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The Health Ministry (MOH) said it has psychosocial support available for the families of victims of the plane crash near Bandar Elmina yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Seventy dilapidated clinics under the Ministry of Health (MOH) across the country have been successfully upgraded through the Bitara Madani initiative.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Seventy dilapidated clinics under the Ministry of Health (MOH) across the country have been successfully upgraded through the Bitara Madani initiative.

SARIKEI, July 20 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has raised concern over the action of some air balang traders, who sell beverages in aquarium-style containers.

KUANTAN, July 10 — Contract doctors who are being absorbed into permanent positions are urged to be patient and accept the location they have been assigned to while their appeals are being reviewed.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 – The Dewan Negara today approved a motion on the Health White Paper which details the healthcare reforms to be implemented in phases over a period of 15 years.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will study the proposal that the control of the use of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes be carried out simultaneously through the Generational Endgame (GEG) policy.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will implement the integrated expansion of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system nationwide through cloud deployment in 2026.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Malaysia will receive 2.7 million doses of the new generation (bivalent) Covid-19 vaccines as a replacement for the almost expired stock that is being kept by the Ministry of Health (MOH).

JASIN, May 30 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will expand the programme of releasing Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes to states that have seen an increase in dengue fever cases.

KUALA NERUS, May 20 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has taken legal action against 12 tuberculosis (TB) patients nationwide for failing to continue treatment for the disease during the past four years, said its deputy minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.