PORT DICKSON, Sept 8 — Low health literacy can be regarded as an epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCD), imposing a significant burden on individuals, families, society, and the national healthcare system.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is ready to give full cooperation to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) concerning the investigation involving three senior doctors recently detained in Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — The number of dengue cases in the 34th epidemiological week (EW) from August 18 to 24 dropped to 1,980 cases with one death due to complications, compared with 2,294 in EW33.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 29 — Public sector medical officers are expected to receive good news soon about on-call duty allowances, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

SEPANG, Aug 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH), in collaboration with Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd, has tightened screening for travellers entering via Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 to mitigate the spread of mpox.

SEPANG, Aug 26 — The proposed introduction of nutri-grade system for food and drinks will be tabled at the Cabinet soon, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — The involvement of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in the Malaysia International Healthcare (MIH) Megatrends 2024 in October will improve connectivity in the health service sector.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — The Health Ministry today confirmed Malaysia is not facing a human insulin shortage, and that supply is sufficient until year-end.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 22 — The Health Ministry (MOH) clarified that the recent disruption in the supply of human insulin at its local facilities was caused by production issues.

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 20 — The government has not planned to implement a vaccination programme for monkeypox or mpox for the people of this country, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has denied a media report claiming that the 14-year-old teenager who posed as a healthcare worker at the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital (HSIS) in Serdang recently performed medical procedures, including prescribing medication to patients.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 14 — The number of dengue fever cases decreased to 2,515 in the 31st Epidemiological Week (ME31) from July 28 to August 3, compared to 2,609 the previous week, with five deaths reported due to complications.

PETALING JAYA, Aug 8 — The MRT Kota Damansara station has been rebranded to MRT Kota Damansara Thomson Hospital station to promote sustainable and community-centred access to healthcare.

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 6 — A total of 527 types of sex stimulants containing scheduled poisons and unregistered products as well as 11 digital devices, all worth about RM4.4 million, were seized under Ops Legacy 2.0 in Penang, Kedah, and Johor on Wednesday (July 30).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services Malaysia (Cuepacs) has urged the Health Ministry (MOH) to strengthen the mobilisation of medical personnel to prevent critical manpower shortages in the healthcare sector in certain locations.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has revoked the notification of three cosmetic products as they were found to contain scheduled poisons, and which are no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 2 — Malaysia is still listed as the country with the highest prevalence of diabetes in South East Asia, with one out of six Malaysians having diabetes, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 2 — The 17th National Food and Nutrition Safety Council (MKMPK) meeting today gave the green light for the proposal to implement the National Food Analysis Laboratory Holistic Framework over the next 10 years.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The Health Ministry (MOH) spends RM137 million a year to maintain 201 health clinics nationwide under the Clinic Support Services (PSK), with a five-year contract from 2022, the Dewan Negara was told today.

PUTRAJAYA, July 30 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has issued an order to all shops selling ice cream laced with a traditional cough syrup ‘Pei Pa Koa’ (Cap Ibu dan Anak) to immediately stop selling the prohibited concoction, to protect consumers and public health.