Tag: children
Childhood autoimmune diseases and their impact in Malaysia
Resource person: Dr Lim Sern Chin, Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Rheumatologist at ParkCity Medical Centre Children face lifelong conditions When most people think about arthritis or lupus, they picture adults. But for a small number of Malaysian children, these conditions […]
Hydration hacks: Staying cool in tropical heat while on vacation
Heat-safe holiday It’s that time of year when people feel the need to unwind by going on vacation and reconnect with the elements of nature—water, land, mountains, and lush forests. Many holiday makers are heading to Asia for its beaches, […]
Learning challenges in Malaysian children and their wider impact
Learning difficulties in children are challenges that extend beyond academics, often affecting their emotional well-being, social skills, and ability to navigate daily life. In Malaysia, approximately 7.4% of children experience developmental delays, as reported by the National Health and Morbidity […]
Reasons to Not Avoid and Delay Dental Checkups
By Prof Seow Liang Lin, Dean, School of Dentistry of IMU University. Dental phobia Everyone knows they should get their teeth checked at least once a year, but how many do? After all, if it doesn’t hurt, there’s really no […]
Save the Children Cambodia Seeks to Address Child Wasting
Save the Children Cambodia recently presented its report, “Informative Research Findings on the Child Wasting Issue,” which investigates malnutrition among children in Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, and Koh Kong provinces in the country. The forum aimed to gather stakeholder input […]
Increasing Screen Time Exposes Southeast Asian Children To Online Dangers
Estimates indicate that one in three internet users globally is a child. In Southeast Asia, school-aged children (ages 6 to 14) spend an average of 2.77 hours per day on screens, surpassing the recommended two-hour daily limit, according to a […]
Mothers and Children at Risk from Climate Change; UN Calls for Action
UN agencies have highlighted a significant reality: the impact of climate change on the well-being of pregnant women and children has been grievously overlooked and underreported. This emphasis precedes the United Nations (UN) climate change conference (COP28) scheduled to commence […]
Children with Diabetes can Lead Fulfilling Lives
By Dr. Meenal Mavinkurve, Paediatric Endocrinologist consultant at IMU Healthcare and a Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics at the International Medical University When your otherwise healthy, active child receives a diagnosis of diabetes, it can feel like the ground has been […]
Practical solution under the sun for myopia in children
Myopia is common in Asia Getting youngsters to spend more time outdoors is not a short-sighted plan. In fact, research show that the more time children spend outside, the better their eyesight. Vision impairments were once related with aging and […]
Poor healthcare access afflicts babies, moms in Asia and the world
According to a report by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), there were approximately five million under-five (children under the age of five) deaths in 2021. About 1.9 million babies were stillborn during the same […]
