The biggest ongoing battle in medicine today is over the issue of vaccination. What is fuelling parents’ anxieties about vaccination, and is the medical community able to counter the anti-vaccination movement with scientific arguments alone? This is an edited recording of the panel discussion that was held at the BFM Health & Living Jr 2019…
Both books were designed and written for children and adolescents to help them understand the phases of pubertal change. It is also suitable for health professionals and parents who would like to know and discuss puberty in this group of children. It was a collaborative work by Paediatricians, Family Health Specialists, Obstetric/gynaecologist along with talented illustrator…
Berikutan wabak demam campak, difteria, batuk kokol dan terbaru polio yang muncul selepas 27 tahun Malaysia bebas daripada penyakit itu, pakar pediatrik berharap kerajaan mengambil tindakan radikal dengan mewajibkan imunisasi. Dr Musa Mohd Nordin berkata kanak-kanak tidak wajar menjadi mangsa penyakit berjangkit yang boleh dielak dengan mengambil suntikan vaksin lebih awal. “Menteri sudah arah tubuhkan…
All children under five in Sabah will be given an additional immunisation – which will be made in stages – to ensure the proliferation of the polio virus can be stopped. “A methodical plan is being drawn up and the additional immunisation will be implemented as soon as possible, ’’ said Health director-general Datuk Dr…
All children aged 5 and below in Sabah will receive additional immunisation to prevent the spread of the polio virus which emerged in the state, recently. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that a thorough plan is being implemented to carry out the mass immunisation in stages, as soon as possible. He said…
THE shocking news that a three-month-old infant is critically ill and on life support after being diagnosed with poliomyelitis in Tuaran, Sabah, is indeed devastating. This is the first reported polio case in 27 years in Malaysia. The last documented case of polio was in 1992 whilst the last major outbreak was in 1977 with…
The anti-vaccination movement is leading Malaysia on a dangerous trajectory as vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) are not only on the rise, but are making a comeback — posing a health threat and putting children at risk of contracting serious diseases. Following the recent case of a 3-month old baby boy in Tuaran, Sabah, diagnosed with a…
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Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) dengan dukacita ingin memaklumkan kejadian satu kes yang disahkan dijangkiti virus polio di Malaysia, setelah 27 tahun Malaysia bebas daripada penyakit tersebut. Kes melibatkan seorang bayi lelaki warganegara Malaysia berumur tiga bulan dari Tuaran, Sabah yang telah mengalami demam diikuti dengan lemah anggota badan dan telah dimasukkan ke Unit Rawatan Rapi…
After 27 years, polio has returned to Malaysia with a case having been reported in the state of Sabah. We take a look at the factors that may have contributed to this resurgence and what needs to be done to get back to a polio-free status. Source: BFM, 9 Dec, 2019