NEWS LIST

Eligible individuals in Negeri Sembilan urged to register for PeKa B40 - Aminuddin

SEREMBAN, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has urged individuals aged 40 and above from the lower income households (B40) in the state to seize the benefits offered under the Healthcare Protection Scheme for low-income group B40 (PeKa B40).

Many not aware they have hypertension, diabetes - Dzulkefly

KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 24 -- A total of 17.2 per cent or 3.47 million of Malaysians do not realise that they have hypertension, said Minister of Health Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

MOH seize liquid cigarette worth RM1.4 million

UALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 -- The Ministry of Health seized 66,988 bottles of electronic cigarette liquid suspected to contain nicotine worth RM1.4 million through an integrated operation nationwide on Tuesday.

Sun Life Malaysia, healthcare providers offer free diabetes screening programme

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 -- Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Bhd and Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Bhd (Sun Life Malaysia) have partnered with four healthcare providers to conduct Brighter Health Screening Programme to combat the rising threat of diabetes among Malaysians.

Medical library brings back alumni and remembers Prof.T.J Danaraj

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Bernama) -- Medical alumi from University Malaya (UM) reunite and share great memories of Tan Sri Professor T.J Danaraj during the reopening of T.J Danaraj Medical Library.

Dr Siti Hasmah wants companies to help with affordable accommodation

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali would like to see more companies provide affordable accommodation for families of hospital patients to ease their burden.

Selangor ruler launches Avisena boutique hospital

SHAH ALAM, Aug 22 – Selangor ruler, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, officially launched the Avisena Women’s and Children’s Specialist Hospital in Seksyen 14 today.

Avisena plans to open three more hospitals in five years

SHAH ALAM, Aug 22 -- Avisena Group aims to open three more hospitals, with the total capacity of 540 beds, offering a wide range of medical expertise over the next five years.

Haze forces two schools in Miri to close

MIRI, Aug 22 -- A total of 1,906 pupils including 50 pre-schoolers, from two primary schools here were unable to continue the school session today as the schools were forced to close due to worsening haze in the Kuala Baram area.

Air quality in Sarawak's Kuala Baram at hazardous level

MIRI, Aug 22 -- The air quality in Kuala Baram, which is battling forest and peat-soil fires, worsened to the hazardous level today, with the Air Pollutants Index (API) at 404 at 9 am.