Toddler dead from suspected HFMD infection in Mukah, Sarawak
PETALING JAYA: A child has died of suspected hand, foot, mouth disease (HFMD) in Sarawak on Saturday (July 28). The toddler, aged two years and […]
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WHO launches Global Action Plan on Physical Activity
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is today joining Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal to launch the new “WHO Global action plan on physical […]
Smoking: a rundown on lighting up
GENEVA: Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry that generates billions of […]
Weight loss reduces skin cancer risk
Understanding the risk factors behind every type of cancer is important in our effort to minimize the population’s risk at large. And, obesity has already […]
‘Operation Eliminate Trans Fats’ could save 500,000 lives every year
In an effort to save half a million lives each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 14, 2018, urged developing nations to follow […]
E-payment services to health clinic nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: The health ministry will extend the e-payment service to 957 government health clinics nationwide to facilitate payment transactions. Its secretary-general, Dr Chen Chaw […]