Free health screenings for athletes, coaches
SIBU: A total of 110 health and general volunteers were involved in the two-day events of the Healthy Athlete Programme (HAP) in conjunction with the Sixth Special Olympic State Games here. This was shared by Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah when met by reporters after she paid […]
Private GPs can get medications from govt hospitals
KUCHING: The medication shortage predicament faced by private clinics will not place the health of Sarawakians in jeopardy. The assurance came from Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian who said private clinics running low on medications could “borrow supplies” from government facilities. “I am very grateful that Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin took immediate […]
USA nears 1 mln COVID dead, early epicentre New York seeks to move on
NEW YORK: The United States is about to cross the threshold of one million deaths from COVID-19, a grim milestone that comes as cities like New York try to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge. “It’s unfathomable,” Diana Berrent, one of the first people in New York state to catch […]
Moderation is the key to a healthy life
The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison. Ann Wigmore, holistic health practitioner Like many members of my family, I love biscuits and crackers. Cream crackers from Malaysia’s Hup Seng Industries Bhd, in particular, are popular in my family as snacks for […]
Look beyond income to tackle poverty issues
SIBU: The federal government has to look beyond household income in order to tackle issues of poverty among Malaysians, said Sarawak Public Health and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said different areas in the country had different poverty lines and looking at the matter from the household income perspective could not tackle the […]
Malaysian Infectious Disease Institute to be built next year
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Infectious Disease Institute will be built in Bandar Enstek, Negeri Sembilan in 2022 under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. When tabling the 12MP at Dewan Rakyat today, he said the institute is aimed at the prevention of diseases, infirmities and deaths caused by […]
Blueprint for Malaysia Healthcare System Reform
KUALA LUMPUR: A blueprint for Malaysia Healthcare System Reform will be introduced as a new way forward for national healthcare transformation, according to the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025) document released by the Economic Planning Unit today. In designing this blueprint, it said a study will be undertaken to strengthen the healthcare sector landscape which will […]
12MP sets strategic direction based on Malaysian Family spirit
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today tabled the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025) which aims to restore the momentum of economic growth and achieve long-term development goals, as the country faces challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. He said the 12MP, with the objective of ‘A Prosperous, Inclusive, Sustainable Malaysia’, is not just […]
Put priority to restoring health, economic and social crisis
KUCHING: The new federal Cabinet must prioritise the restoration of the health, economic and social crisis in the country. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam said this is important to restore the people’s confidence in the government. “For me, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob should think of a new identity or something more powerful […]
One in five Malaysians suffer from anaemia
KUALA LUMPUR: One in five or 21.3 per cent of Malaysians suffer from anaemia or low haemoglobin concentration in red blood cells, according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 (NHMS 2019). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in particular, based on the survey, three out of 10 women in the […]
