PUTRAJAYA, May 19 — Malaysia still lacks obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) specialists, with only 667 specialists currently serving at Ministry of Health (MOH) facilities, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

KOTA BHARU, May 13 — The Health Ministry (MoH) has recorded a total of 14 cases of heatstroke as of yesterday amid the current hot spell.

SHAH ALAM, May 12 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has submitted approximately 2,000 to 3,000 contract nurse applications to be absorbed into permanent positions this year.

PUTRAJAYA, April 19 — Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who will be going on mandatory retirement on Friday (April 21), said all he wants to do is to take a break after serving the Health Ministry (MOH) for 35 years.

BAU, March 31 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has not set a timeline to finalise the proposal to absorb contract medical staff into permanent service via the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution scheme.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — A total of 6,036 medical officers and 890 specialist doctors at the Health Ministry resigned from service between 2018 and 2022, the Dewan Negara was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — A total of 13.4 per cent of children and teenagers living in People’s Housing Projects (PPR) in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, have thoughts of suicide or hurting themselves due to the pressures of life, according to a study.

MELAKA, March 15 — Participants in the Certified Recovery Coach (CRC) 2.0 training programme will be able to assist the government and private sector in helping drug addicts, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong reprimanded several MPs in the Dewan Rakyat today for smoking in the Parliament building, which is a no-smoking zone.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The government intends to make MySejahtera a digital public health super app, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 12 — Agencies and departments under the Ministry of Health (MOH) are encouraged to hold more interactive programmes, to give exposure to the public about their respective roles, said its Deputy Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The Health Ministry will ensure that former Covid-19 patients with complications or are expected to experience ‘Long Covid’ complications have adequate medical access.