Recommendations from the 40th Malaysian Paediatric Association Congress for the Ministry of Education
Introduction: 15% of our children have special needs with the majority of them having learning disorders. It is important to enable inclusive education at all levels as this benefits all children, not just the disabled. Inclusion is not about success but about acceptance. It is important that we work together to achieve the National Education…
Two Studies May Change View of Probiotics: One Size May Not Fit All
The medical community has much to learn about probiotics and their effects on individual patients before the supplements can be broadly prescribed to achieve uniform effects, results of two new studies show. The randomized, controlled studies, which relied on serial biopsies rather than stool samples, show that whereas some patients appear to benefit of probiotics,…
UPACARA PERASMIAN KONGRES KE EMPAT PULUH PERSATUAN PEDIATRIK MALAYSIA
TITAH DULI YANG MAHA MULIA RAJA PERMAISURI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN TUANKU ZARA SALIM UPACARA PERASMIAN KONGRES KE EMPAT PULUH PERSATUAN PEDIATRIK MALAYSIA TARIKH: 25 ZULHIJJAH 1439 / 6 SEPTEMBER 2018 (KHAMIS) MASA: 9.30 PAGI TEMPAT: PUSAT KONVENSYEN IPOH. ‘MATLAMAT PEMBANGUNAN LESTARI; MENANGANI MASALAH MASYARAKAT DAN KANAK-KANAK TERPINGGIR’ …
Delivering Quality Health Services: A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage
This first-ever joint global report from World Health Organization (WHO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank Group makes clear that poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels. Key findings in the report include: • Health care workers in seven low-…
Integrated Plan for Detection & Management of Neonatal Jaundice
Download the Integrated Plan for Detection & Management of Neonatal Jaundice here. This current guideline for has been reviewed in line with the 2015 Ministry of Health’s Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Neonatal Jaundice (second edition) and is meant for use as reference by staff from both hospital and health clinics.
Jaundice in newborns could be an evolutionary safeguard against death from sepsis
In newborn babies, jaundice is so common as to be termed physiological. It affects around 60% of term babies and around 80% of preterm babies in the first week of their lives. Clinicians need to monitor it carefully and sometimes treat it, since it can lead to conditions like acute bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus that can damage the infant’s…