Migrants: Emergence and re-emergence of public health concerns
According to DOSM, there were approximately three million migrants living in this country by the end of July, last year.
Wed Feb 28 2024
Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza - WHO
WHO's Margaret Harris repeated concerns about a rise in outbreaks of infectious diseases, particularly diarrhoeal diseases.
Tue Nov 28 2023
Why are animal-to-human diseases on the rise?
According to the World Organisation for Animal Health, 60 percent of human infectious diseases are zoonotic.
Sat Apr 15 2023
Japan to consider downgrading COVID-19 to less serious infectious disease
A classification downgrade to disease category five from the current category two would end an isolation requirement for infected people.
Fri Jan 20 2023
Is a dengue epidemic set to hit Malaysia in 2023?
Despite the upward trend in the number of cases, a virology expert is of the opinion that there is no cause for concern yet.
Tue Jan 17 2023
Non-communicable diseases cause 74 pct of global deaths: WHO
Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory disease now outnumber infectious diseases as the top killers globally, said the report.
Thu Sep 22 2022
DBN 2.0 focuses on food security, health, climate change: PM
Biotechnology must also play a vital role in national health security to overcome infectious and non-infectious diseases, Ismail Sabri said.
Mon Sep 12 2022
Biden tests positive for COVID-19: An infectious disease doctor explains the risks and treatments available for the president
Current best medical practice is to give antiviral treatments to patients who have recently developed mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.
Fri Jul 22 2022
N.Korea faces infectious disease outbreak amid COVID battle
North Korea reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic in a farming region.
Thu Jun 16 2022
New MySejahtera feature to detect infectious disease hotspots - Khairy
The MySejahtera application has been updated with a new feature to track hotspots of infectious diseases, including the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
Tue May 03 2022
Ciri baharu MySejahtera kesan lokasi penyakit berjangkit - Khairy
Aplikasi MySejahtera kini dikemas kini dengan ciri-ciri baharu bagi mengesan penyakit berjangkit (Infectious Disease Tracker) termasuk penyakit tangan, kaki dan mulut (HFMD).
Tue May 03 2022
'Hybrid immunity' gives best COVID-19 protection - Studies
People having been both fully vaccinated and previously infected with COVID-19 have the strongest protection against the virus.
Sat Apr 02 2022
MOH expresses concern about rise in flood-related diseases
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has expressed concern about the possibility of an increase in cases of flood-related infectious diseases besides COVID-19, following the ongoing floods in several states.
Wed Dec 22 2021
Amendments to Act 342 postponed to next Parliament sitting
Amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) which were to be discussed and decided today have been postponed to the next Parliament sitting.
Mon Dec 20 2021
Dewan Rakyat sitting extended by one day
The Dewan Rakyat sitting, scheduled to end today, has been extended by one day until Monday, Dec 20, to enable the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Bill 2021 to be decided.
Thu Dec 16 2021
Malaysia kekal bebas, sentiasa amal prinsip tidak berpihak
Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, menegaskan bahawa perbincangan dan spekulasi yang berterusan mengenai pemilihan pihak bukan sahaja tidak produktif tetapi hanya akan menambah ketidakpercayaan dan kecurigaan oleh negara lain.
Thu Jun 06 2024
[TERKINI] Sidang media SPR mengenai PRK N.20, DUN Sungai Bakap
Sidang media SPR mengenai PRK N.20 Sungai Bakap oleh Dr Azmi Sharom, Pengerusi SPR.
Thu Jun 06 2024
PRK Sungai Bakap: Penamaan calon 22 Jun, mengundi 6 Julai
Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) menetapkan 6 Julai depan sebagai hari mengundi bagi Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Dewan Undangan Negeri Sungai Bakap.
Thu Jun 06 2024
Pantau Belanjawan: Mekanisme pelaksanaan insentif cukai inovatif untuk syarikat digital
Perbadanan Ekonomi Digital Malaysia (MDEC) memperkenalkan skim insentif cukai yang inovatif untuk semua syarikat Digital Malaysia (MD). Insentif yang turut mendapat sokongan Kementerian Kewangan itu dilihat memenuhi komitmen kerajaan di bawah Bajet 2024 untuk memperkenalkan insentif cukai berasaskan hasil.
Thu Jun 06 2024
Penunggang motosikal maut tertimbus tar yang dibawa treler
Kejadian berlaku semasa Hanapiah yang dalam perjalanan dari arah Tanjung Tualang ke Kampar berada kira-kira 10 meter di belakang treler itu.
Thu Jun 06 2024
Bursa Malaysia dibuka tinggi, jejaki kenaikan Wall Street
Pada 9.10 pagi, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) naik 6.62 mata kepada 1,615.15 daripada 1,608.53 semalam.
Thu Jun 06 2024
PM Anwar ragu sistem antarabangsa untuk capai keamanan
Malaysia akan sentiasa komited terhadap pematuhan undang-undang antarabangsa, sambil menolak sikap segelintir negara yang mengabaikan keamanan, kemajuan dan semangat bersatu padu di dunia ini.
Thu Jun 06 2024
Pemilik AI Pin diarah henti guna pengecas kerana risiko terbakar
Humane kini sedang dalam proses mencari vendor baharu untuk mengeluarkan kerangka pengecas yang lebih selamat digunakan.
Thu Jun 06 2024
Ringgit dibuka tinggi berbanding dolar AS
Pada 9 pagi, ringgit naik kepada 4.6940/6970 berbanding dolar US daripada 4.6970/6985 pada Rabu.
Thu Jun 06 2024
Nilai pasaran Nvidia cecah AS$3 trilion
Nilai pasaran Nvidia melonjak ke paras tertinggi, mencecah $3 trilion pada Rabu.
Thu Jun 06 2024