GE15: Separate lane for COVID-19 patients to vote; EC to have final say
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has suggested a separate lane and voting stations for COVID-19 positive patients to cast their votes during the 15th General Election(GE15). Its incumbent minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the patients will have to have a separate lane and place, but that was just one of the recommendations. “(However), the implementation depends […]
MOH to embark on food calorie labelling project in restaurants next year
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) through the Nutrition Division will implement a food calorie labelling pilot project in restaurants and cafeterias early next year to assess the feasibility of a menu labelling policy in Malaysia. Its minister Khairy Jamaluddin said for a start, it will be introduced in restaurants in Putrajaya besides MOH and ministry […]
Proactive task force monitoring MOH ‘sick’ projects
REMBAU: The Health Ministry (MOH) has taken proactive action to solve the problem of “sick” projects involving the development of health facilities in the country with close monitoring on the monthly project progress. Its minister, Khairy Jamaluddin said MOH has carried out serious monitoring through its task force on the progress of 13 “sick” projects involving […]
1,136 contract nurses to receive permanent appointments
JOHOR BAHRU: A total of 1,136 nurses who graduated from the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) Training Institute and were hired on a contractual basis, will be given permanent appointments in the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of next year, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said, meanwhile, the permanent appointment […]
I will remain with UMNO forever
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today stressed that he is still an UMNO member and will remain with the party forever no matter what. The Rembau Member of Parliament denied a video titled “KJ Keluar UMNO!! Sah, Keputusan Muktamad Khairy Jamaluddin!!” (KJ Quits UMNO!! Confirmed, Khairy Jamaluddin’s Final Decision!!) which was posted on Youtube […]
Wearing of face masks indoors is now optional
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has stipulated that the use of face masks indoors is now optional, with immediate effect. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin when announcing the matter said, however, that premises owners could still determine whether visitors were required to wear one. Nevertheless, he said, the use of face masks was still […]
GE15: Private Hospitals Association wants Khairy to continue as the Health Minister
KUCHING: Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia hopes that Khairy Jamaluddin will be able to retain a parliamentary seat and continue as Health Minister in the next term after the 15th General Election (GE15). Its President Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said the Rembau member of parliament (MP) contribution to the country’s healthcare has been significant particularly […]
Hospital gets new paediatric care ward
SIMUNJAN: The Health Ministry (MoH) plans to set up a new paediatric care ward at the Simunjan hospital to address overcrowding and unsafe building conditions. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin assured his ministry would be hard at work to include the project as part of the Fourth Rolling Plan of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). “I […]
SGH – preferred clinical trial site
By Natasha Jee and Alexandra Lorna KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is set to be a preferred clinical trial site in the country. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM), Novartis Malaysia and SGH. SGH was represented by its director Dr Ngian Hie Ung, CRM by […]
Bold initiative at cancer screening
By Natasha Jee and Alexandra Lorna KUCHING: The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MoH) in collaboration with Novartis Malaysia introduced the B’RANI initiative as a measure to ensure that more people not only have access to breast cancer screening but are also encouraged to get screened. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said detecting and treating breast cancer […]
