REMBAU, Oct 1 — Malaysia requires an estimated 218 palliative specialists, which is an important component of health protection and primary healthcare as stated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — A total of 252,767 individuals have been screened for non-communicable diseases (NCD) nationwide as of yesterday (September 29), as recorded in the MySejahtera app.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will prepare a new Cabinet memorandum relating to the application to abolish Section 309 of the Penal Code (Act 574) to decriminalise suicide attempts as proposed by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has approved an immediate allocation to build an additional building for the mother and child clinic at the Dengkil Health Clinic following complaints from the public, including overcrowding and long waiting times to receive treatment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has announced that the wearing of face masks onboard aircraft is no longer compulsory effective from today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — The Ministry of Health (MOHj) has approved an emergency allocation of RM1.6 million for the construction of a temporary health clinic in Parit Baru at Sabak Bernam, Selangor.

TANJONG KARANG, Sept 26 – The new Tanjong Karang Hospital, which is a minor specialist hospital with 150 beds, will be fully operational on October 10, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has received a total of 103 complaints about facilities that provide aesthetic services between January and August this year.

REMBAU, Sept 23 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has taken proactive action to solve the problem of "sick" projects involving the development of health facilities in the country with close monitoring of the monthly project progress.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin is confident the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 which will be tabled at Dewan Rakyat next month after finalising several amendments will receive the support of the majority of MPs.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — Malaysia's experience in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic needs to be institutionalised to ensure that the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the country are ready, should another pandemic emerge in the future.

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 22 — A total of 1,136 nurses who graduated from the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) Training Institute and were hired on a contractual basis, will be given permanent appointments in the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of next year, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 – The 360-Degree Assessment System, which previously only applied to the top management, will be extended to include hospital directors from this year, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — The Ministry of Health Ministry (MOH) has submitted an application for six new initiatives totalling RM3.4 billion to the Ministry of Finance to be included in Budget 2023, which will be tabled on October 7.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 21 — It is not conducive to hold the 15th general election (GE15) during the flood season as many factors need to be considered, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 13 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will procure a new variant of the Covid-19 vaccine, especially for children with chronic diseases and the elderly, said minister Khairy Jamaluddin today.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 13 — Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was admitted to Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) yesterday, is in stable condition and will remain there for treatment, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

REMBAU, Sept 11 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has proposed that employers give an additional one-day leave for their workforce to undergo health screening.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The Health Ministry (MoH), together with the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM), will set up a committee to study how allocations for social care can be boosted.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who was Malaysia’s fifth prime minister, has dementia, revealed his son-in-law and Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.