What Happened To Malaysia’s Pneumococcal Vaccination Programme?
Source: CodeBlue, 10 July 2020
Clinical and Immune Features of Hospitalized Pediatric Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China
Source: JAMA Network, 3 June 2020
Thiyagar Nadarajaw
After Thiyagar Nadarajaw graduated from medical college in 1990, he was posted to a district hospital in Sabah, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. The hospital director instructed him to take care of the paediatric department. “I hated paediatrics”, recalls Thiyagar. The ward in Sabah did little to change his mind. It was…
Requesting for articles to APJPCH Volume 3
Jakarta, February 11th 2019 Subject: Requesting for articles to APJPCH Volume 3 Dear President, be published in the It gives me great pleasure to present to you the second journal issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health (APJPCH). I am happy to inform you that APJPCH will publish a journal(s) on…
Training program for pediatricians from APPA affiliated member countries
Dear. Aman Pulungan M.D., PhD, FAAP President of Asia Pacific Pediatrics Association We are writing to ask for young pediatrician who wishes to train in Japanese medical institutes from APPA affiliated countries. Japan Pediatric Society decided to support and organize on-the-job training in Japan, up to 2 people for 3 months. Please find our attached…
Improving the Means for Public and Medical Practitioners to Contact the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC)
Press Statement President of Malaysian Medical Council Improving the Means for Public and Medical Practitioners to Contact the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) has received numerous feedbacks regarding the difficulties faced by public and Medical Practitioners to contact the MMC via the existing formal phone line as provided in the MMC’s…
The fourth trimester – Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Recently, two advanced trainee paediatricians of my acquaintance have become first-time mothers in their early 30s and have felt almost overwhelmed by having a demanding newborn baby. These highly capable young women are used to nocturnal sleep deprivation, although when you are on call you can look forward to some rest when your shift ends.…
TOWARDS A SMOKE FREE MALAYSIA
We refer to the statement of the Minister of Health, YB Datuk Seri Dzulkifli Ahmad: Cigarette prices to go up, minimum age to buy alcohol raised to 21 We applaud his bravery, concern and care for the rakyat with his move to raise the prices of cigarettes and ban cigarette smoking in eateries. As medical…