Borneo Medical Centre takes stand against baby dumping, reinforces safe haven for infants
KUCHING: The Borneo Medical Centre (BMC) here is playing its role to curb the increased number of new-born babies being abandoned by their young mothers; it has established a baby hatch initiative. Launched in October, the baby hatch, located on the ground floor of the Emergency Department, serves as a safe, confidential, and legal option […]
12 newborns among 24 patients die in Indian hospital
NEW DELHI: At least 24 patients, half of them newborns, have died in the last 24 hours at a government-run hospital in India’s Maharashtra state. The deaths at the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded, about 600 km east of India’s financial capital Mumbai, were blamed on a shortage of medicines […]
Male babies outnumbered female babies in Q2 2023
PUTRAJAYA: The number of live births in Malaysia increased by 13 per cent to 105,961 in the second quarter of 2023 from 93,799 births in the corresponding period last year, according to the Demographic Statistics released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin, in a statement […]
Three newborn adopted as Red Crescent babies
KUCHING: Three newborn were adopted as Red Crescent babies in conjunction with the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day today. The first baby was born at 1.49 am, weighing 2.3kg to an Iban couple. The second baby came into the world at 2.37am to a Bidayuh couple. The baby weighs 2.68kg. Not long after, […]
Mississippi hit by 900 pct increase in newborns treated for syphilis
NEW YORK: The number of babies in the southeastern US state of Mississippi being treated for congenital syphilis has jumped by more than 900 per cent over five years, uprooting the progress the nation’s poorest state had made in nearly quashing what experts say is an avoidable public health crisis, reported Xinhua quoting an NBC […]
Newlyweds, newborn babies receive monetary incentives
SIBU: It was a lucky day for 102 newlyweds and 100 newborns who each received an ‘angpao’ of RM500 and RM300 respectively from the Sarawak United People Party (SUPP) Pelawan Service Centre yesterday (July 4). Wong Sing Yion, one of the newlyweds who received RM500, said that he was grateful for the incentive and thought […]
RM500 for getting married, RM300 for newborn
SIBU: Registered voters in Pelawan are in for a surprise. The Pelawan Service Centre launched two community programmes in conjunction with its official opening yesterday (March 11). One, newly married couples will receive RM500, and two, newborns will receive RM300 each. Pelawan assemblyman Michael Tiang Ming Tee, who is Public Health, Housing and Local Government […]
Newborn among 44 new Covid-19 cases in Bintulu
KUCHING: A newborn was among the 44 new Covid-19 cases reported in Bintulu district today (Aug 24). Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, in disclosing this, said there were also other young children aged two to four who were infected. “The pandemic in Bintulu is still on a high trend today (Aug 24), and […]
Mum held after body of newborn found
KUCHING: The body of a newborn infant allegedly thrown down from the 13th floor of a hotel was found on the road behind a bank in Jalan Bukit Mata on Wednesday evening (Jan 13). Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said a report was received at 9.20pm when the body was found […]
60 babies born on New Year’s Day
KUCHING: While most people were celebrating New Year’s Day, government hospitals in the state were kept busy with 60 babies — including twins — born on New Year’s Day. Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) recorded the highest number with 30 babies born — 17 boys and 13 girls. The first baby born that day at 12.03am […]
