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Only 12.5 per cent of TB cases last year involved foreigners

MELAKA, April 22 (Bernama) -- Only about 12.5 per cent or 3,242 of the total 25,837 tuberculosis (TB) cases last year involved foreigners in this country, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. 



PeKa B40: seramai 979 orang telah jalani saringan kesihatan - Dr Lee

SEREMBAN, 22 April (Bernama) -- Seramai 979 orang telah menjalani saringan kesihatan bagi Skim Peduli Kesihatan untuk Kumpulan B40 (PeKa B40) sejak ia bermula 15 April lepas, kata Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan Dr Lee Boon Chye.



Perak govt implements programmes to encourage mammogram screenings

IPOH, April 22 (Bernama) -- The Perak government through the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) has implemented various programmes in efforts to promote and encourage women in the state to undergo mammogram screenings.



Hanya 12.5 peratus kes tibi tahun lepas libat warga asing

MELAKA, 22 April (Bernama) -- Hanya 12.5 peratus iaitu 3,242 daripada keseluruhan 25,837 kes tuberkulosis atau tibi tahun lepas melibatkan warga asing di negara ini, kata Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. 



Perak sedia pelbagai program galak wanita buat pemeriksaan mamogram

IPOH, 22 April (Bernama) -- Kerajaan negeri Perak menerusi Lembaga Penduduk dan Pembangunan Keluarga Negara (LPPKN) menyediakan pelbagai program dalam usaha mempromosikan serta menggalakkan inisiatif pemeriksaan mamogram untuk golongan wanita di negeri ini.



Misinformation Causing Parents To Reject Vaccines

By Shaidathul Suhana Ros



MELAKA (Bernama) -- Aida (not her real name) seemed nervous and fidgety as she held her eight-month-old baby close to her chest, clutching an immunisation brochure in her hand as she waited for the government clinic in Ayer Keroh here, to open.



She was obviously there to get her daughter immunised but still had doubts if she was doing the right thing. Apparently, she had read an article on social media stating that vaccines could cause death as they contained substances that were not only harmful but forbidden in Islam.



Out of fear, Aida did not take her baby to the clinic for the first round of immunisation when she was two months old.



Salah Informasi Punca Ibu Bapa Tidak Percayakan Vaksin

Oleh Shaidathul Suhana Ros



MELAKA (Bernama) -- Suasana di Klinik Kesihatan Ayer Keroh begitu sesak walaupun jarum jam baru menunjukkan pukul 7.30 pagi, menunjukkan betapa orang ramai tidak melepaskan peluang untuk menggunakan kemudahan awam yang disediakan oleh kerajaan.



Sambil duduk memeluk anak lelaki saya berusia tujuh tahun yang demam, selsema dan batuk, saya memerhatikan orang-orang yang ada di sekeliling saya sehinggalah kepada seorang ibu muda yang berada di sebelah saya.



Aida (bukan nama sebenar) sedang mengendong bayinya yang sedang nyenyak tidur walaupun keadaan sekeliling agak bising. Dia kelihatan resah, di tangannya ada risalah mengenai imunisasi. 



Patients, public not aware of connection between periodontitis and diabetes - expert

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) - Many Periodontitis and diabetes sufferers, including the public are not aware that the two diseases are interconnected, said University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) periodontist specialist Dr Nurulhuda Mohd.



Hubung kait penyakit periodontitis dengan diabetes

KUALA LUMPUR, 21 April (Bernama) -- Tidak ramai sedar bahawa periodontitis, sejenis penyakit gusi,  saling berhubung kait dengan diabetes.



UMSC, Pfizer team up to raise awareness on vaccine preventable diseases

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- University Malaya Specialist Centre (UMSC) today conducted a public forum to raise awareness on vaccine for children, adults and travelers that prevent diseases.





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Pet Vaccination, Public Awareness And Surveillance Key Towards Rabies-free Southeast Asia - Experts

KUCHING, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- The goal of making Southeast Asia free from human rabies can be achieved through a total understanding of the disease, how it can be prevented and responsible pet ownership among communities, say experts.

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