KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Health Ministry (MOH) aims to have 900 health clinics nationwide providing virtual consultation services by the end of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The cumulative number of heat-related illnesses rose to 116 cases as of yesterday, compared to 112 cases last Tuesday (July 23).

GEORGE TOWN, July 30 — Malaysia needs to navigate the challenges of an ageing nation effectively and compassionately, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Health Ministry will work to align medical experts with the development of infrastructure according to local needs.

PUTRAJAYA, July 29 — Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said Malaysia has logged 49,992 cases of Hepatitis B and 34,573 cases of Hepatitis C from 2013 to 2023.

SHAH ALAM, July 26 — The government will now determine the locations for distributing subsidised cooking oil packets to retail outlets to prevent further leakage of controlled goods, says Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

PUTRAJAYA, July 26 — A new recruitment of 3,950 staff, comprising 3,200 medical officers, 350 dental officers, and 400 pharmacy officers, will be made through contract (interim) appointments, said the Health Ministry (MOH).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — The Health Ministry (MOH) spent RM248.97 million to outsource 93,495 heart patients to Institut Jantung Negara Sdn Bhd (IJNSB) starting from January to May 31 this year alone.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — All MPs are required to undergo health screenings by November 11 this year at the latest.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Amendments to the Medical Act 1971 will recognise the Health Ministry (MOH) as a specialist training institution, similar to local higher learning institutions.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Covid-19 test results no longer need to be uploaded to the MySejahtera app and will instead be reported by medical practitioners through the eNotifikasi system, said the Health Ministry (MOH).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The Health Ministry (MOH) maintains impartiality in recognising specialist training programmes, whether for local medical graduates or through parallel pathways, including sponsorship for these programmes.

KUALA PERLIS, July 14 — The deaths of two young boys after eating poisoned snacks in Kulim, Kedah serves as a wake-up call for the Health Ministry (MOH) to tighten standard operating procedures (SOP) on the use and sales of such poisons.

IPOH, July 12 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will take legal action against unlicensed medical practitioners, believed to be foreign nationals, operating uncertified aesthetic medical service centres in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — As of June 11, approximately 9,159,151 Covid-19 vaccine doses stored in the Health Ministry's (MOH) facilities or warehouses have expired, representing approximately 10.8 per cent of the total doses obtained through procurement and donations.

PUTRAJAYA, July 9 — The Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) today urged the Health Ministry (MOH) to investigate a fake medical practitioner, believed to be a foreigner, and his beauty clinics in Kuala Lumpur and Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has updated home surveillance order (HSO) requirements and face mask guidelines, effective July 15.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is studying several proposed new policies on the appointment and placement of medical officers through its Human Resource Reform programme.

NILAI, June 29 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) will release details of the revised standard operating procedures (SOP) related to Covid-19 soon following the country’s transition to the phase of living with the pandemic.

PUTRAJAYA, June 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has launched Phase 1 of the National Health Demand and Supply study in collaboration with World Bank Group to map the healthcare landscape in Malaysia for the next two decades.