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Call for public awareness on ‘Disease X’

BY ELEAZAR BARRICK PETER KUCHING: The public has called on the government to actively create awareness on the prevention from a disease known as ‘Disease X’. Recently, health experts have sounded the alarm about ‘Disease X’, which could potentially result in fatalities similar to the Spanish Flu, which resulted in up to 50 million deaths. […]

226 HPV cases but none cancerous: Nancy

KUCHING: Sarawak has reported 226 cases of human papillomavirus (HPV) as of August 22 this year. Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri however said there has been no detection of pre-cancer or positive cancer cases. She said these cases were identified among 3,587 women in Sarawak who underwent the Cervical Cancer […]

People asked to go for regular health checks

SERIAN: Go for health screening tests for early prevention of diseases and if you wish to live a healthy life, says Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. The Tarat assemblyman wants his constituents to stay healthy through regular medical check-ups as diseases can affect everyone regardless ages. A free health screening tour programme is being organised […]

Patients advised to seek treatment early

Dr Sim Covid

KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has advised Covid-19 patients to seek treatment early. He noted with concern that two of the six deaths reported on Monday (Apr 26) were brought in dead (BID), having not sought treatment early. “No matter how mild your symptoms, time is of the […]

13 open fire hotspots in Miri

KUCHING: Thirty-three hotspots were reported statewide and of that number, Miri recorded the most with 13 hotspots. Director of State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), Khirudin Drahman said Bomba would conduct daily patrols to prevent open fires. “I have instructed all zone and station heads to go down to the field to engage and advocate,” […]

State working hard to reduce teenage pregnancies

KUCHING:  The Sarawak government has been raising awareness of the need to reduce teenage pregnancies in the state, said Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “For my ministry, we are looking at the issue from a practical point of view by focusing more on targeted groups. “We have […]

NGO agrees that sex education should be taught early

KUCHING: The Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) agrees that subjects concerning sexual health education, responsibilities of raising a child and the consequences of teenage pregnancy should be taught to students as young as 13 years old. Its president Margaret Bedus said this was important to empower young people with such knowledge and to prevent […]

MP donates thermometers to schools

SIBU: A total of 35 primary schools in Lanang constituency received 60 units of forehead thermometers from Lanang MP Alice Lau, yesterday. She explained that she had chosen the forehead thermometer instead of ear thermometer or face masks for schools because it was more hygienic. “It is also less costly to use a forehead thermometer […]

40,000 face masks for city’s schools

40,000 face masks for city’s schools KUCHING: Some 600 face masks were distributed to students and staff members of SJK Chung Hua No. 1 yesterday by Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei in the wake of the recent coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. He said that the usage of these face masks was important as schools […]