Good health leads to the people’s wellbeing, enhances their productivity, and better contributes to the wellbeing and prosperity of the nation. The Seventh Malaysia Plan (1996-2000) promised a new district hospital in Lawas. Kam Agong was then pregnant with her eighth child in 2002. She was only 44 years old and otherwise in good health.…
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WHEN poring over the 2022 Economic Outlook report last October, one particular data point stood out for Dr Neoh Soon Kean. “I was shocked when I saw that for 2019, 21.8% of Malaysian under-fives were stunted (low height for age). Even with my limited knowledge of statistics, this figure was quite shocking as in a…
For his excellent advocacy work in child and adolescent health, Dr N. Thiyagar (pic) received the outstanding Asian Paediatrician Award recently. The senior consultant paediatrician and adolescent medicine specialists received the award from the Asia Pacific Paediatric Association. However, due to logistics reasons, Dr Thiyagar, who is the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (Alor Star, Kedah) department head, had…
Asia-Pacific Consensus Statement on integrated 24-hour activity guidelines for children and adolescents http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-104527 The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising in the Asia-Pacific region. Yet, the region is ill-prepared for this public health challenge. Asian children are among the least physically active when compared with the rest of the world. By advocating an active…
TWO years ago on Jan 12, 2020, Chinese scientists shared the genomic sequence of the virus that was causing a large outbreak of severe pneumonia in Wuhan. This enabled the development of diagnostic PCR (polymerase chain reaction) kits and a race to develop a vaccine against the disease. On the back of decades of research…
Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Paediatrician Dr Zulkifli Ismail, Paediatric Cardiologist Asst Prof Mohammad Farhan Rusli, Public Health Physician 11 January 2022 The bulk and thrust of the concerns of the signatories (Concerned Malaysian Medical Practitioners) of the letter to the Prime Minister, Health Minister and Majlis Keselamatan Negara revolves around the association of the…
Only vaccination, and risk communication and data transparency receive “Good” scores. I was planning to have a quiet Christmas and year-end. I have written more than 40 articles on the Covid-19 pandemic since January 2020, had numerous media interviews, and worked on many statements with the Malaysian Health Coalition (MHC) and other groups. I needed…
As vaccines for children are only expected to be available at the end of June 2022, health experts warn of difficult months ahead as the young ones continue to be vulnerable to Covid-19. Consultant paediatrician Datuk Dr Amar-Singh HSS said if the country does not move to vaccinate its population of five to 11 years…
