PUTRAJAYA, July 16 — Malaysia will raise the issue of plastics pollution plaguing the world when it hosts the Asean Summit 2025, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

GENEVA, May 31 — The number of dengue cases worldwide has been increasing over the past five years, with a particularly alarming situation in the Americas this year, according to a new report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday The German News Agency (dpa) quoted the agency...

LONDON, May 11 — Talks to draw up a global pact to help fight future pandemics have ended without a draft agreement by the expected deadline, but progress has been made, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.

GENEVA, April 2 — Israel's destruction of Gaza's biggest hospital in a raid over the past two weeks has ripped the heart out of the enclave's healthcare system, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the latest analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reflects the dire situation that the people of Gaza are facing.

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — An "inhumane" health and humanitarian situation now prevails across Gaza, with conditions continuing to deteriorate, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Wednesday.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 29 — The number of new leprosy cases in Malaysia increased by 40 per cent to 256 cases in 2023 compared to 183 cases the previous year, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

GENEVA, Jan 23 — The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) called on all countries to work urgently towards a pandemic accord, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — There may be more than holiday cheer being spread this festive season as the highly contagious Covid-19 strain JN.1 marked its entrance into Malaysia yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — Malaysia unequivocally condemns the countless attacks on healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Occupation Force (IOF) that have resulted in hundreds of Palestinian casualties.

LONDON, June 29 — One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — “It is a lifetime experience chairing this highest committee in WHO,” says Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a WhatsApp message to Bernama today.

GENEVA, Dec 15 — The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday he hopes that Covid-19 would no longer be a global health emergency sometime next year.

GENEVA, Sept 23 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned again against complacency in fighting Covid-19, urging for coordinated action and political commitments to save lives and prevent economic and health damage from the ongoing pandemic.

By Mustakim Ramli KUALA SELANGOR, July 3 — Health provisions must be increased to ensure Malaysia does not lag behind when it comes to the technological aspect of treatment methods, said Public Health Advisory Council member Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The former health minister said...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Malaysia has detected two BA.5 and one BA.2.12.1 cases, which are Omicron sub-variants.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been officially appointed as the vice-chair of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board representing the Western Pacific Region (WPR) for 2022-2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — 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 May 30.

PUTRAJAYA, May 12 — The Salt Reduction Strategy 2021 - 2025 was launched today by focusing on the involvement of the food and beverage industry to reformulate products with less and healthier salt content, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Medical practitioners in government and private health clinics are urged to refer children aged one month to under 18 years, with symptoms of jaundice and other acute hepatitis to hospitals for further case management.