Pharmacists ready to help state improve healthcare
KUCHING: The Sarawak Pharmaceutical Society (SPS) is ready to collaborate closely with the Sarawak government to improve the still-developing healthcare system of Sarawak. In a press statement, SPS said through public-private partnerships, community pharmacies can help by dispensing medications, such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, to the public who normally obtain their medications from public hospitals. “This […]
Pharmacists encouraged to be vaccine advocates
BY UMIE SYAZWANIE MOHD KUCHING: A suggestion for pharmacists to assist in the nationwide vaccine rollout as vaccine advocates is a better option than allowing them to be vaccinators , said a public health physician Dr Helmy Hazmi. He said it could be one of the options if there was a need to increase the […]
Govt to spend RM1.2 bln to extend contracts for 14,000 medical, dental officers, pharmacists
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to extend the contracts of about 14,000 medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists for a period of two years (or 7,000 per cohort/year) which will involve a financial implication of RM1.2 billion, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. This is a follow-up to the government’s decision for […]
Community pharmacists now among first phase of vaccine recipients
PUTRAJAYA: Community pharmacists are now included in the list of frontliners who will be vaccinated under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) meeting held today has agreed to include community pharmacists in Category 2 of the guidelines to determine list of frontliners under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. The […]
