Tag: health minister
307 medical officers to be deployed in Sabah
A total of 307 permanent medical officers will be stationed at healthcare facilities throughout Sabah under the first phase of the e-Placement initiative to strengthen services and reduce the existing workload. Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said 10 of these officers […]
Around 600 medical officers apply to transfer out of East Malaysia
Around 600 medical officers currently stationed in Sabah and Sarawak have applied to transfer out from those states, says deputy health minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. Lukanisman said this has presented the health ministry with further difficulties to ensure public health […]
Dengue cases in Malaysia drop 58.6%, says health minister
Dengue cases in the country dropped to 32,299 between January 1 and July 5 this year, compared to 78,068 cases during the same period last year, a decrease of 58.6 per cent. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said […]
Diabetes and high cholesterol cases above national average, says health minister
Cases of diabetes and high cholesterol levels in Kelantan have seen an increase exceeding the national average indicators, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said based on the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023, 16.3% of […]
India, SCO nations boost health cooperation at ministerial meet in China
Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) reaffirmed their commitment to collaborative health development at the Eighth Meeting of Health Ministers on April 28, 2025. Held in Xi’an, the gathering included health officials from China, India, Iran, Russia, and […]
