Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera to esteemed members of MPA! Friends and Colleagues, 10 April 2019 marks the ONE year anniversary of the fresh, new look MPA website, mpaeds.my. Over the last one year, I am delighted to see that the new MPA website received thousands of visitors per month, many folds more than the usual…
SERI KEMBANGAN: Her mother could only read Jawi but that did not stop her from raising 10 children and improving herself. “She encouraged us (the daughters) to go to schools, even though the Malays then were afraid to send their children to Christian missionary schools for fear they would become Christians. “My mother even taught…
Many among us today will remember the late Dr Gwendolen Smith, consultant paediatrician, with great fondness. Some may recall her dedication as a clinician, others her passion in advocating for children’s health and well-being. One of only two paediatricians in Malaysia in the 1960s, Smith was part of a pioneering group of specialists that established…
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Dr Dzulkefly (seated) with six of the seven panellists – (from left) Dr Yap Wei Aun, Datuk Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Tan Sri Abu Bakar Suleiman, Tan Sri Kamal Mat Salih, Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamaruzzaman and Datuk Dr Alex Mathews. PETALING JAYA: The Health Advisory Council has been set up with seven members on its…
Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera, Happy New Year 2019! Esteemed members of MPA, a fresh new year is once again upon us and another year of success and happiness has passed. It’s time for us to reflect on what we have done in the past year and be thankful for the blessings and achievements, despite all…
Massimiliano Fedriga is the president of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in Italy Argued against decree which made vaccination mandatory for schoolchildren Twitter users mocked Mr Fedriga for catching infection after vaccine comments But he claimed he was not an anti-vaxxer, and had his own children vaccinated A leading anti-vax figure and Italian politician was…
The vaccine for whooping cough doesnʼt work as well as it used to, and new research suggests itʼs largely because the bacteria behind the disease has mutated. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed lab samples from patients with whooping cough between 2000 and 2013 and found Bordetella pertussis, which causes whooping…
