86 pct of Sarawak’s total population fully vaccinated
KUCHING: A total of 2,428,289 people, or 86 per cent of Sarawak’s total population, had received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccination, as of Sept 20. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that the state has also administered the first booster dose to 1,652,142 persons, or 90 per cent of the eligible population […]
HIFU treatment that preserves women’s fertility now available in Malaysia
By Muhammad Basir Roslan KUALA LUMPUR: A non-invasive procedure to treat uterine fibroids known as High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is set to change the treatment landscape for women nationwide. According to Mahkota Medical Centre (MMC) Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr S. Selva, the cutting-edge treatment option with clinically proven positive outcomes, has a shorter recovery period […]
Miri eatery operators, workers allowed to eat on premises
MIRI: Eatery operators and their workers are allowed to eat inside their own premises on the condition that they have the relevant documents as proof that they are operators or workers there. This was said by Miri City Council (MCC), who said the documentation includes the council’s licence, certificate of health fitness of the workers, […]
Body calls for audit on online health services
KUCHING: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called upon the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) to conduct an audit on online healthcare services to safeguard patients. MMA president Prof Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandysaid this was important to ensure that healthcare services could be properly regulated following the increase in […]
Company board of directors call on CM
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg today received a courtesy call from members of the Mutiara Mortgage & Credit Sdn Bhd (MMC) board of directors (BOD), led by its chairman Datuk Dr Wan Lizozman Wan Omar, at his office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here. The visit was to brief the chief minister […]
Limiting the number of medical graduates is not the answer
KUCHING: While there are undoubtedly more doctors these days, public expectation of quality of service has also increased, said Dr Bernard Ting, medical lecturer at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). He said that limiting the number of local medical graduates would not necessarily reduce the number of doctors as there are […]
Call to limit number of medical students
SIBU: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Education Bureau has urged the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) to drastically limit the number of medical students each year as soon as possible and to raise the minimum entrance requirements to read medicine. The bureau chairman, Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing said the […]
635 healthcare graduates still waiting for placement
KUCHING: A total of 635 graduates in the medical field are still waiting for their placement, said Deputy Minister of Health II Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. He said among the graduates are those who have registered with the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and have passed the Public Service Commission (SPA) screening. “They will be offered […]
Sarawak should consider medical council idea, says Demak Laut rep
KUCHING: It is time for Sarawak to set up its own Sarawak Medical Council (SMC), says Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni. He agrees with Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian who recently proposed that a separate body to register and regulate medical practice in the state be set […]
Sarawak Medical Council mooted
SIBU: Autonomy for everything pertaining to the practice of medicine in Sarawak has been mooted as the solution to counteract the rampant discrimination against the state by the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Public Service Department (PSD) and the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC). On Monday (July 20), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Datuk Seri […]
