Category: Community
Girl guides bring cheers to cancer patients
KUCHING: The Sarawak branch of Trefoil Guild Girl Guides (TGGG) recently celebrated the 60th Anniversary of International Scout & Guide Fellowship (ISGF) by visiting the newly opened Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society’s centre at DesaWira here. During their visit, the group […]
Thalassemia awareness drive targets teens
KUCHING: Despite a high percentage of patients in the state and Sabah, Thalassemia is relatively unknown and rarely, if ever, talked about. With this in mind, the Ministry of Health (MoH) Malaysia launched an awareness campaign targeted at teenagers to […]
Medical specialist centre gets two outstanding awards
KUCHING: Normah Medical Specialist Centre received two outstanding awards at the recently concluded 2nd Malaysia International Healthcare Travel Expo in Sunway. The awards received were for the Highest Number of Healthcare Travellers and Highest Revenue for Healthcare Travellers for East […]
Talk on cancers of the liver, bile duct and pancreas tonight
KUCHING: The much awaited medical talk on ‘Advances in the treatment of cancers of the liver, bile duct and pancreas’ will be held tonight (7pm) at 9th Floor, Function Room, Crown Towers, Pending Road, here. Conducted by Professor Dr Pierce […]
Sabah has 23 anaesthetists – Health Department
KOTA KINABALU: The Health Department said there are 23 anaesthetists in Sabah and not seven as reported. According to head of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care services for Sabah, Dr Lily Ng, the figure reported by a national daily only represented […]
Malaysia has highest number of diabetic patients in region
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia has the highest number of diabetic patients in the ASEAN region, said Assistant Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister Anita Baranting. “Two out of five adults are obese, while one in every seven adult suffers from diabetes, […]
Only two of 23 govt hospital kitchens in Sabah GMP certified
KOTA KINABALU: Two of the 23 government hospitals in Sabah have received Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification for its kitchen. The kitchen operators from Pitas and Ranau District Hospital received their certificate of appreciation yesterday. State Health Department director Dr […]
Free CAPD kits for kidney patients
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will provide free treatment kits, called the Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), costing RM19,000 per unit, to patients with end state kidney failure to enable them to do the treatment at their own home. Prime Minister […]
Mukhriz: PAS politicised DPM’s statement on diabetes
YAN: PAS has politicised the statement of Tan Sri MuhyiddinYassin on diabetes, which involved former Kedah MenteriBesar Tan Sri Azizan Abdul Razak, whereas the Deputy Prime Minister had never intended to offend anyone, said Kedah MenteriBesarDatukMukhrizTun Dr Mahathir. “I was […]
‘Malaysians consume 500-700 extra calories daily’
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians, aged 18 and above, are consuming between 500 and 700 calories extra on a daily basis, cautioned Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam. In disclosing this, he said based on a 2003 study on adult food intake, […]
