In this 20-minute interview, Dr Amar Singh talks about his background and experience, who his co-author Dr Lim Swee Im is and life after Covid-19, detailing three exit strategies. He also delves into what the government should do and the type of leadership needed. On a more personal level, he discusses (a) why people should…
The Department of Paediatrics of the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital (Singapore) is organising the first Wong Hock Boon Paediatric Masterclass Webinar. Registration is free but spaces are limited. Please refer to the attachment for the detailed programme. To register, scan the QR code to complete the form. A confirmation email…
As we enter the second phase of our movement control order (MCO) and start to plan for the future, there are many issues that need to be thought through and one of them is whether we should wear masks more often. The wearing of mask is an issue that is currently being hotly debated in…
We are now into Day 7 of our movement control order (MCO) to prevent spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Malaysia. If we want to get it right and make the best use of the MCO we need to listen to good international experts and nations that are able to control the epidemic. There are…
The Covid-19 outbreak is now a full-blown pandemic. In Malaysia, we are beginning to see extensive spread with cases in all states. No longer is travel history or contact with a known case of value, as Covid-19 is spreading in the community. We have to assume it is in our neighbourhood. There is increasing data…
The world and Malaysia have come to a difficult crossroad in the coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19). The time has come to make some hard choices. We would rather not make these choices, but burying our heads in the sand is not going to make the problem go away. We would like to believe that we in…
Dear Esteemed Friends and Colleagues, Happy New Year 2020! As we were all ready to usher in a new year and a new decade, the paediatric fraternity and the medical professionals in Malaysia were shocked to learn from the media that a 3-month old baby boy from Tuaran Sabah was admitted and confirmed to be infected…
A doctor uses his medical insight to get teachers to see teenagers in a different light, writes Aznim Ruhana Md Yusup. MOST people equate paediatricians with treating children but the age range for paediatric care is actually up to 18. But treating a 15-year-old patient requires a different approach compared to a 5-year-old. Dr Thiyagar…
A healthy lifestyle should be nurtured from young to mitigate risks of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), former Malaysian Paediatric Association president Dr Thiyagar Nadarajaw said. He said NCDs were often associated with one’s lifestyle when they were young. NCDs are diseases that are not transmissible from one person to another, such as Parkinson’s disease, autoimmune diseases,…
