Tag: birth control

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29 June 2023

Sabah’s Tongod District Gets 30 Birth Control Implants In Outreach Programme

A medical outreach programme in Tongod, Sabah -- among the poorest districts in Malaysia -- provided women 30 Implanon rods, a birth control implant. The whole Tongod district and some major public specialist hospitals in Sabah receive just 3-5 rods yearly.

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26 May 2023

NHMS Survey: One-Third Of Sexually Experienced Malaysian Teens Had Sex Before Turning 14

MOH's NHMS 2022 survey shows that one-third of Malaysian teens aged 13 to 17 who have ever had sex engaged in sexual activity before turning 14. Three quarters are sexually active, 88% don't use condoms/ any birth control, and 11% have multiple sexual partners. The age of consent for sex is 16.

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3 October 2022

Islam Permits Contraceptives, SIS Cites Quran’s ‘Silence’ On Birth Control

Sisters in Islam says the Quran’s general “silence” about birth control or contraceptives has been interpreted by Islamic scholars as not prohibiting family planning.

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22 July 2019

Temiar Orang Asli Women Don’t Want Birth Control

The Temiar Orang Asli women have yet to meet the health department.

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16 July 2019

UN Agency: Disclose MOH Probe On Orang Asli Birth Control

UNFPA says family planning must be "rights-based at all times".

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15 July 2019

Ex-Minister Subra: No Forced Orang Asli Birth Control Claims My Time

Dr S. Subramaniam says he didn't receive any complaints during his visits to Orang Asli villages.

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15 July 2019

MMA: Probe Allegedly Forced Orang Asli Birth Control

The Malaysian Medical Association calls for swift action if the allegations are true.

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12 July 2019

Contraceptives, Consent And Under-Served Communities — Dr John Teo

One of the tenets of contraceptive provision is to tailor the methods to the particular needs of the woman.

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12 July 2019

Forced Orang Asli Birth Control May Be Assault

Dr Milton Lum says the Orang Asli's allegations remind him of forced sterilisation in India in the 1970s.

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12 July 2019

When We Distrust Our Health Officials

When it comes to health, the lack of trust in our institutions is doubly worrying.