Tourism ministry welcomes abolishment of traveller’s card requirement
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has welcomed the recent move by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to abolish the filling up of the traveller’s card in the MySejahtera app for people entering Malaysia. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the abolishment of the requirement, effective Aug 1, would see more tourist arrivals. […]
Support for anti-smoking Bill to determine success of tobacco GEG
KUALA LUMPUR: A decade after seriously embarking on efforts to control smoking, the Ministry of Health (MOH) finally succeeded in creating history by presenting the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 to the Dewan Rakyat on July 27. The Bill, which was tabled for the second reading yesterday, seeks to prohibit those born on and […]
HMI programme only at seven hospitals to date
KUCHING: The State Health Department is hoping the Hospital Mesra Ibadah (HMI) programme will be expanded to all 23 hospitals in Sarawak, said its Deputy Director Dr Azlee Ayub. According to him the HMI programme has thus far only been implemented in seven hospitals in the state. “The Ministry of Health (MOH) established the HMI […]
Not the time to ignore SOPs
SIBU: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has reminded people on the need to continue observing standard operating procedures (SOP). “Even though we are in the endemic phase we cannot ignore the SOPs,” he said at a frontliners appreciation dinner on Friday. “Do not forget to remind all patients or the community who come […]
Illegal cigarette trade undermining MoH’s Generation End Game initiative
KUCHING: The initiative by the Health Ministry (MoH) to introduce new laws to curtail smoking may be undermined by the severity of the illegal cigarette trade, says Dayak Transformation Association (Trada). The association applauded the bold and innovative efforts by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to stop youths and future generations of Malaysians from buying cigarettes. […]
No significant disruption in medicine supply
PUTRAJAYA: There is no significant disruption in the supply of medicine with the active ingredient of paracetamol for fever and mild pains, vitamin C and as well as cough and cold medicine in the market, said Health Ministry senior director of pharmaceutical services Norhaliza A. Halim. In a statement to clarify news reports on the alleged shortage […]
Retaining wall to be built on clinic slope to curb landslides
MIRI: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will take notice of the facilities that need to be improved at Marudi Hospital, said Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. According to a news report from the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS), the Deputy Health Minister II, during his recent working visit to the hospital, said this effort was crucial […]
SGH complies fully with visit policy
KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) management wishes to assure the public that the policies and regulations outlined in the visit policy for caregivers and visitors at hospitals under the Ministry of Health (MOH) during the Transition Phase to Endemic COVID-19 from MOH would be strictly adhered to at all times. This statement was made in […]
Guidelines on monkeypox proposed
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) is urged to come out with clear and specific guidelines on monkeypox for the public including advisory for those intending to travel to destinations that are currently experiencing the outbreaks. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen, in a statement yesterday, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) had […]
Get children vaccinated by end of May, parents urged
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS AND ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY SEBUYAU: Parents have been urged to get their children vaccinated by the end of May. “The Ministry of Health (MoH) before this has offered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to children from five to 11 years old until today, which is May 16, but we are […]