Get children vaccinated by end of May, parents urged
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS AND ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY SEBUYAU: Parents have been urged to get their children vaccinated by the end of May. “The Ministry of Health (MoH) before this has offered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to children from five to 11 years old until today, which is May 16, but we are […]
Housemen bullying list involves specialist doctors
PUTRAJAYA: The list of doctors allegedly involved in bullying trainee doctors or housemen at Penang Hospital received by the Ministry of Health (MOH) also involves specialist doctors, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Speaking to reporters after officiating the International Nurses’ Day 2022 event here today, he said the MOH Integrity Unit had been instructed to […]
Don’t discard SOPs, people advised
KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to continue to observe the COVID-19 preventive measures recommended by the Ministry of Health (MoH). State Health Department director Dr Ooi Choo Huck said that the success of the control of the COVID-19 situation was largely due to public awareness of the importance of adopting preventive measures recommended by the […]
SUPP wants MoH to drop condition on dentists
SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is hoping to alleviate the plight facing Malaysians who obtained their dentistry degrees from seven universities in Taiwan. Presently they are required to have at least two years’ work experience before they can be considered to be registered as dental surgeons in the country. At the party’s Dudong branch […]
Sign up for PeKA B40 healthcare scheme
KUCHING: Puncak Borneo folk, especially recipients of the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) aid, are encouraged to sign up for the Skim Peduli Kesihatan healthcare scheme for the B40 group or PeKA B40. Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin said he attended a meeting with representatives of Protect Health Corporation Sdn Bhd to better understand the […]
Expedite the Covid-19 vaccination programme for children in Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) have been urged to expedite the Covid-19 vaccination programme for children (PICKids) as there has been an increase in the number of cases, affecting this vulnerable group. Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) Chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng said the association has received […]
PICKids: State to give logistical help to reach rural areas
KUCHING: The state government will provide logistical assistance to facilitate the implementation of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Kids (PICKids) in the rural areas. As rural schools are usually far away, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said logistics could include the use of helicopters as well as river and […]
MP questions performance of Institute of Clinical Research
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has questioned whether there have been convincing and authoritative studies carried out by the country’s Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) since its establishment to advocate for booster jabs. He said ICR, which is under the Health Ministry (MOH) and publicly funded, has huge allocations but has only […]
PPV in schools nationwide by Feb 14 for PICKids
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) will set up a vaccination centre (PPV) in schools nationwide by Feb 14. Deputy Health Minister I Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said this was to facilitate the implementation of the Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) aged five to 11. “The MoH is targeting 70 per cent of […]
Karim trains guns on disruptive MoH and SDMC officials
KUCHING: They may be just over-zealous but Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah is getting increasingly annoyed that they have been pulling the plug on sports activities. The Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Minister’s source of irritation? Several officials from the Ministry of Health and the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). He argues that the […]
