KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Former health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been appointed as Institut Jantung Negara Sdn Bhd's (IJN) new chairman, effective December 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Former health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been appointed Chancellor of the University of Cyberjaya (UoC), effective October 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — Former Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah will chair the engagement and discussion sessions at the new Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting from September 28 to September 29 in Manila.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — Former health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been appointed as chairman of UCSI Healthcare Group, effective October 1.

PUTRAJAYA, April 25 — Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan has been appointed as the new Health Director-General effective Friday (April 21), said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The leadership of Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who was hailed a hero of the Ministry of Health (MOH), especially when the country was faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, will continue to be an inspiration to all health workers in this country.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa today thanked Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah for his 35 years of service and contribution to public healthcare.

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.

PUTRAJAYA, April 12 — The number of dengue fever cases in the 14th epidemiological week this year (April 2-8) dropped by 5.4 per cent to 2,239 cases from 2,365 cases the previous week, with two fatalities recorded.

PUTRAJAYA, April 7 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has agreed to grant additional indication approval for the product Evusheld 100 milligrammes per millimetre (mg/ml) Solution for Injection (Tixagevimab 100 mg/ml and Cilgavimab 100 mg/ml) manufactured by Astrazeneca AB of Sweden.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Any claim on the existence of the sale and purchase of human organs in this country must be taken seriously by all parties because it is an exploitation of certain groups and is against medical ethics.

PUTRAJAYA, April 6 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has agreed to give 'orphan medicine’ status to Koselugo Hard Capsules 10mg and 25mg, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has recommended the education sector conduct screening on students, teachers and staff after 11 of the 18 Covid-19 clusters reported in the seventh epidemiological week 2023 (ME 13/2023) from March 26 to April 1, were education clusters.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Sports Institute (ISN) today signed a memorandum of understanding to seal cooperation towards enhancing the quality of sports medicine.

PUTRAJAYA, March 31 — The number of dengue fever cases reported in the 12th Epidemiological Week (ME) this year from March 19 to March 25 increased by 14.8 per cent to 2,469 cases from 2,151 in the previous week.

PUTRAJAYA, March 30 — Puffer fish which contain dangerous toxins are not allowed to be sold in Malaysia, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued a cancellation and recall on all registered products containing pholcodine.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) under the Health Ministry (MoH) has revoked the notification of six cosmetic products because they were found to contain scheduled poisons.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The public are encouraged to continue taking safe public health measures during the upcoming fasting month to protect themselves, their families and the community.