This is a brief article to help us understand that there will be some expected deaths after receiving Covid-19 vaccination, especially in the elderly. The aim of the article is to pre-empt the anti-vaccine lobby and any attempt to damage our national Covid-19 vaccination programme. We will use data from the United Kingdom (UK), United…
When it comes to children’s growth, it is a general perception that each child grows at his own pace and time. What most people do not realise is that stunted growth is a major issue that affects a large proportion of the Malaysian population. In fact, it has been found that 2 out of 10…
Dear Esteemed Friends and Colleagues, 2020 – A Year Lost!! Greetings!! As the end of 2020 approaches, with Malaysia in the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic and 10th month of MCO, I hope everyone remains well both physically and psychologically during this time of uncertainties. MPA held its 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday,…
Dear Members of Malaysian Paediatric Association, Survey on Current Practice of Umbilical Cord Clamping in Malaysia In collaboration with Penang Adventist Hospital, we are conducting a survey as mentioned above. Our aim is to investigate the attitude and current practice of umbilical cord clamping among obstetric and paediatric doctors as well as midwives in Malaysia.…
MEDIA STATEMENT November 3, 2020 No Reason To Fear Flu Vaccines Experts Sound Call for Widespread Flu Vaccination After Ministry of Health Malaysia Lifts Temporary Cessation on The Use of Two Flu Vaccines The Malaysian Influenza Working Group (MIWG) comprises experts working together to improve the prevention, management and control of influenza in Malaysia. We…
Dear MPA members, Members of the Malaysian Paediatric Association may be interested to know that as of Friday October 16th 2020 full text Cochrane reviews on the Cochrane Library can now be accessed from any computer anywhere in Malaysia. This has been made available by the Ministry of Health. Members who wish to access Cochrane…
The world’s youngest reported Covid-19 death is a two-day-old baby who was born prematurely in South Africa on 21 May to a Covid-19 positive mother. On 5 October 2020, a one-year-old Malaysian girl in Sabah succumbed to Covid-19, the first paediatric death in Malaysia. She was brought to the Tawau Hospital Emergency and Trauma Department…
QUARANTINE or isolation: What is the difference? Isolation keeps an infected person with the virus away from others until he tests negative and is no longer infectious. Quarantine keeps someone who might have been exposed to the virus away from others for a sufficiently long period during which he may develop symptoms or until his…
