By Khairul Azran Hussin SHAH ALAM, Nov 4 — The Selangor government has allocated almost RM3 million to implement two phases of the mass Covid-19 Community Screening in its bid to break the chain of infection. State Public Health, Unity, Women Empowerment and Family Committee chairman Dr...

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, Oct 27 — The Selangor Counselling Centre is helping people deal with mental wellbeing during the conditional movement control order (CMCO). State Public Health, Unity, Women and Family Development Committee chairman Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said the counselling...

SHAH ALAM, Oct 20: The Selangor government will be focusing on infectious disease prevention programmes in the Belanjawan Selangor 2021 (2021 Selangor Budget), which will involve recipients of the Skim Peduli Sihat (SPS).

SHAH ALAM, Oct 16 — The Selangor government has reactivated the additional nursery (taska) initiative to cater for children of frontliners following the 14-day enforcement of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) since Wednesday.

By Ida Nadirah Ibrahim THESE days, in our fast-paced, modern world, it is no longer unusual for people to have a myriad of health problems. The Covid-19 outbreak has only escalated socio-economic problems, often with serious outcomes. Lockdown measures enforced by governments worldwide to...

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Oct 1 — The public is advised to put on hold meeting with individuals who have recently returned from Sabah to curb the spread of Covid-19, says Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud. State Health, Welfare, Women and Family Empowerment Committee chairman had also urged the...

By Khairul Azran Hussin SHAH ALAM, Sept 3 — The Selangor government has approved 266 applications for the special RM1,000 one-off allocation offered to those in the state who have contracted the Covid-19 infection. A total cost of RM266,000 has been disbursed to the former Covid-19 patients...

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, July 28 — The State Health, Welfare, Women Empowerment and Family Committee chairman says abusive husbands should go through rehabilitation therapy to avoid repeated incidents of domestic violence. Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud at present there is no jurisdiction that...

SHAH ALAM, July 15 — Selangor’s population density is the reason behind the developed state being among those recording the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country.

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, July 15 — Eighteen out of 24 deaths due to Covid-19 in Selangor involve chronic patients, said state health exco. Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said nine of the patients suffered high blood pressure, six (diabetes), two (heart) and one (cancer). “The victims who...

By Khairul Azran Hussin SHAH ALAM, July 10 — The malaria outbreak reported in Ampang is under control as no new infections have been recorded to date, says state executive councillor Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud. The State Health, Welfare, Women Empowerment and Family Committee chairman said the...

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, June 30 — Selangor will continue towards achieving the 30 per cent target to see the participation of women at policy and decision making-levels, particularly in the public sector, says the State Health, Welfare, Women Empowerment and Family Committee chairman. Dr...

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, June 19 — The Selangor government will continuously conduct Covid-19 screening operations at all senior folks’ care centres in the state to identify new cases. State executive councillor Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said this is because the virus can be unknowingly...

By Afix Redzuan RAWANG, June 10 – Selangor government will discuss the need to amend the by-laws under the local governments to enable state authorities in taking stricter action to curb the spread of dengue cases. State executive councillor Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said there is a need to do so...

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, June 2 — A total of 757 dengue cases have been registered during the epidemic week 22 from May 24 to May 30, says state executive councillor Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud. The Selangor Health, Welfare, Women Empowerment and Family Committee chairman said this reflects a...

By Khairul Azran Hussin SHAH ALAM, June 2 — No chikungunya cases have been reported in Selangor to date despite the sudden spike reported in other states, says Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud. The Selangor Health, Welfare, Women Empowerment and Family Committee chairman, however, said the state...

SHAH ALAM, May 29 — There was no secret meeting between Selangor Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari and Senior Minister cum Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin yesterday.

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, May 20 — The Selangor government has launched the Kasih Ibu Smart Selangor Ibu Tunggal (KISS IT) initiative to help 5,000 single mothers across the state, says Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud. The State Health, Welfare, Women Empowerment and Family Committee chairman said...

By Ashwin Kumar TOWARDS the end of 2019, Malaysia was beset by several health issues and though some of them were not new — such as the continued increase in noncommunicable diseases — a few had made headlines and captured public attention. Polio had made a comeback in East Malaysia after it...

By Ashwin Kumar SERI Serdang assemblyman Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud may be a new face in her state constituency that covers large areas of Puchong, but her passion in assisting the low-income group, especially women and children, goes a long way back. Prior to her current position, she served as...