Dr Jemilah made Pro-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
KUCHING: An acclaimed humanitarian advocate Professor Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood has been appointed as Pro-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University Malaysia (HWUM). The appointment marks a further and significant step forward for the university’s connection with communities and stakeholders both in Malaysia and across its global campuses in Scotland and Dubai, said HWUM in a media […]
Covid-19 likely to be endemic, may require different approach
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 is likely to become endemic as mentioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and thus a different approach may be required to tackle it, said the Prime Minister’s special advisor on public health, Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood. She said this would be so even if the country managed to bring down […]
Childcare centres for children of frontliners on par with those overseas
KUALA LUMPUR: The provision of childcare centres for children of frontline staff currently being studied by the Health Ministry (MOH) is in line with standard operating procedures (SOPs) implemented overseas. Special adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Health Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood said the SOP was reviewed through best practices implemented by the Centre for Disease Control, […]
Malaysians need to be ready for post-MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: Preparedness for the new norm will be crucial to ensure Malaysians are ready in the post-Movement Control Order (MCO) phase. The special advisor to the Prime Minister on public health, Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood said this is because the people would be confronted with a new environment compared to the one before the MCO […]
Making Malaysia into leading healthcare nation
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood is determined to work with all agencies and ministries including the private sector to ensure Malaysia becomes a leading nation in healthcare. In her reply to Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who congratulated her via Twitter, Dr Jemilah described her appointment as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public […]
