PEKAN, June 11 — The incident where a Form Five student and a two-year-old girl died due from food poisoning on Monday is still being investigated by the Health Ministry (MOH).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Wolbachia Mosquito Operations (WMO), an initiative by the Health Ministry against dengue transmission, started in 2019 and has successfully reduced the number of dengue cases between 45 and 100 per cent in 19 assessed release areas.

PUCHONG, May 21 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will administer the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to 719,236 female students.

GEORGE TOWN, March 20 — The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has called on the government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to probe into the influence of tobacco and vape industry players in removing the generational end game (GEG) components from the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health 2023 Bill.

SHAH ALAM, March 14 — The new Semenyih Health Clinic is expected to be completed by June next year with a capacity of 800 patients daily.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has several measures in place to address the risk of medical bill arrears from foreign patients, including collecting deposits.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Health Ministry (KKM) has discovered an increasing trend in vaping or using electronic cigarettes, including among women, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases in Malaysia is on the rising trend, with almost 9,500 new patients requiring dialysis each year, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The Health Ministry (MoH) will expand and improve existing health facilities in an effort to provide the best treatment to cancer patients, especially children, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The IfitEr (I Fit and Eat Right) Weight Management Programme, a health intervention initiative implemented at 30 'wellness hubs' nationwide, recorded 9,031 clients who have succeeded in losing weight so far.

By Amar Shah Mohsen KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Two monkeypox cases have been detected in Selangor last month, the Health Ministry confirmed today.  Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said in total, the country has reported nine cases since July this year, with the capital city...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 17 — The results of the National Eye Survey III (NES III) conducted by the Health Ministry (MOH) found that 160,000 Malaysians aged 50 and above suffer from low vision, with eight per cent of them blind.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 26 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is urging owners of pets, like dogs and cats, in Sarawak to get them vaccinated, to curb rabies in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently procuring vaccines to make up for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for 820,000 Form One girls who missed out.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 1 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is opening up opportunities for more medical officers to further their studies in the field of geriatrics in order to produce more specialists in the field, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

SHAH ALAM, Sept 30 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is on high alert for any possible existence of “Disease X” in the country, said Deputy Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 24 — A total of 43,107 or 94.8 per cent of the 45,467 premises inspected nationwide from January to August this year complied with the hygiene requirements for food handling.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 20 — The risk of cancer involving young people aged between 15 and 49 is due to an unhealthy diet, the excessive consumption of sugar, and the culture of smoking including vaping, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 — Seventy-three per cent of deaths in the country are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCD), which are closely linked to unhealthy lifestyles, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The Health Ministry (MOH) said it has psychosocial support available for the families of victims of the plane crash near Bandar Elmina yesterday.