NEWS LIST

2020 Budget: One hospital, 20 health clinics to be built

IPOH, Oct 12  -- A new hospital replacing the existing 80-bedded Hospital Kampar, along with 20 health clinics, will be built with a portion of the RM30.6 billion budget allocated to the Health Ministry through the 2020 Budget tabled yesterday.

Avoid unregistered treatment, medicines for arthritis - Dr Wan Azizah

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1-- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has urged those who are diagnosed with arthritis not to take the easy way out to relieve pain by seeking treatment and medicines that are not registered with the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Almost 1,000 patients receive palliative treatment at SBH

ALOR SETAR, Oct 12 -- Almost 1,000 patients had and are receiving palliative care at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (SBH) here, since 2015 until to date, in the effort to ease the pain and suffering experienced by the stage three and four cancer sufferers.

Dr Dzulkefly elated over RM60 mil allocation for pneumococcal vaccine for children

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11  -- A RM60 million allocation for the provision of the pneumococcal vaccine to all children, was the best news for the Health Ministry.

New category of EPF withdrawal for fertility treatment

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11  -- The Employer’s Provident Fund (EPF) will introduce a new category of withdrawal to allow couples to seek fertility treatment such as in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure.

Government allocates RM30.6 billion to ensure access to quality health care for all

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11  -- The government is allocating RM30.6 billion to ensure access to quality healthcare for all, as part of its aspiration of creating an inclusive Malaysian society.

Breast cancer patients' awareness on hospital treatment still low - Exco

SEREMBAN, Oct 11 -- The awareness level of breast cancer patients to obtain treatment at the hospital is still low as many are more interested in alternative treatment.

Rabies: animal-bite victims must seek immediate treatment, advises Sarawak DCM

KUCHING, Oct 10 -- Those who have been bitten by dogs, cats or monkeys must seek immediate treatment now that the rabies outbreak in the state had claimed yet another life, the 21st victim to-date, advised Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.

No need to pay for cataract surgery for SWD-assisted patients - Dr Wan Azizah

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 10  -- Patients receiving assistance from the Social Welfare Department (SWD) have been exempted from making any payment to undergo cataract surgery, said Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis

By Ainul Huda Mohamed Saaid

This article is in conjunction with World Arthritis Day which falls on Saturday, Oct 12.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- It happened suddenly. One morning in 2006, Lokasundari Vijaya Sankar, a former lecturer from Petaling Jaya, woke up with her whole body feeling stiff.

She could hardly move. Of course, it took her a very long time to get to the bathroom that day.

She somehow was able to guess what was happening to her. Two years before the incident, Lokasundari was tested positive for rheumatoid factor