Nobel Laureates call for compassion for children in Mideast conflict
ANKARA: Nobel laureates demanded compassion Friday for children in the Palestine-Israel conflict, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. A statement by the laureates on X expressed their deep shock by the killing of children in Gaza and Israel. “Palestinian children are our children. Israeli children are our children. We cannot consider ourselves civilised if this is what […]
Restart HPV jabs to protect young girls
KUCHING: The government through the Ministry of Health (MoH) must restart the nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for 13-year-old girls in secondary schools next year. In making this call, Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii stated that the government must also prioritise implementing a comprehensive catch-up vaccination programme in 2023 for girls who missed […]
HFMD among children worries Bintulu MP
BINTULU: The prevalence of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) among children here is worrying Bintulu MP Datuk Sri Tiong King Sing. And he wants a bigger effort made to keep a lid on the problem which he said has a cyclical trend which peaks every three years among children. Concerned about the situation, […]
Dr Sim urges parents to monitor HFMD symptoms
KUCHING: The spread of the the hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has risen from from 25 cases in Week 18 to 822 cases in Week 21. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian reminded parents of children with HFMD to not send them to kindergartens, nurseries, or play school while they are ill […]
HFMD Cases on the Rise
There are numerous concerns in the world. Many of them involved young, innocent children. Though the COVID-19 outbreak brought heartbreak for parents whose children became infected with the virus, there is another disease that requires attention due to its present rapid spread. Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) was first clinically diagnosed in 1957 in […]
Don’t expose kids to COVID-19
KUCHING: Parents have been urged to avoid exposing children to COVID-19 even after they have been vaccinated. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said many children were yet to be vaccinated and they were at great risk, especially in the advent of the highly contagious Omicron variants. “Children with COVID-19 can get serious […]
Good response from parents to PICKids vax programme
KUCHING: Parental response to the state-level National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme launched on Feb 3 for Kids (PICKids) aged five to 11 years is encouraging. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that he was happy to see parents taking time off to get their children vaccinated. “This morning (Feb 10) at the […]
Don’t forget to get your children vaxxed
KUCHING: A total of 272,500 children between five and 11 years old in Sarawak are eligible to participate in the Children’s Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICKids). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said these students constituted 9.6 per cent of the state’s total population. “Today, a total of 30 children with various comorbidities, including […]
Keeping kids safe during interstate visits
BY NURQALBY MOHD REDA WHEN the government gave the green light for fully-vaccinated people to travel interstate beginning Oct 11, many Malaysians hit the road almost immediately to go on a holiday or visit their parents or family members who they had not met for months. The worrying part is, in their excitement to reunite […]
More than 400,000 individuals under 18-years-old infected by Covid this year
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 400,000 cases of Covid-19 infection involving individuals under the age of 18 were recorded this year, up from about 12,000 cases last year, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said of the total number of cases reported this year, which included 67 deaths, involved 252,569 school children and 42,831 pre-school students. “It […]
