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18 October 2023

LGBT Malaysians’ Human Rights Protected By Federal Constitution: Religious Minister

In a progressive statement, Religious Affairs Minister Mohd Na’im Mokhtar tells Parliament that LGBT Malaysians cannot be denied their fundamental human rights enshrined in the Federal Constitution, adding that Jakim has worked with MOH on HIV programmes.

20 September 2023

Opinion

Discrimination Against People Living With NCDs: Does It Happen?

Discrimination matters in health care because it can lead to the people being discriminated against being treated differently.

15 September 2023

Malaysia

Malaysia Approves First Long-Acting Injectable HIV Prevention Drug

Malaysia's DCA has approved Apretude (cabotegravir) for high-risk groups after an Asean joint assessment, the first and only treatment by injection for HIV pre-exposure prevention. Cabotegravir only has to be taken every 2 months, unlike daily PrEP pills.

16 March 2023

Malaysia

Negotiation Could Reduce HIV Drug Costs in Malaysia, Say Experts

Experts are calling for royalty negotiations with ViiV Healthcare and the Medicines Patent Pool in an effort to reduce the price of dolutegravir, which is currently estimated to be 17 times higher in Malaysia compared to neighbouring Thailand.

1 December 2022

Malaysia

HIV Groups Slam Discriminatory LGBTQ Portrayal At MOH’s World AIDS Day Event

Prof Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim from UKM’s Faculty of Religious Studies, who spoke at MOH’s World AIDS Day celebration in Negeri Sembilan, allegedly told transgender people to “bertaubat” and falsely claimed that being LGBT is a root cause of HIV infection.

12 September 2022

Malaysia

Malaysia May Get Long-Acting Preventive HIV Drug In 2027

Listed among second-tier countries in a ViiV Healthcare-MPP deal, Malaysia will have access to generics of long-acting injectable preventive HIV medication, cabotegravir, in 2027 at the earliest.

24 August 2022

Malaysia

Adeeba: Eliminating HIV Low-Hanging Fruit For White Paper

Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says she would invest in online self-testing for HIV and improve linkages to treatment and PrEP to end AIDS in Malaysia by 2030.

9 August 2022

World

How Ukraine Prevented HIV, TB Outbreaks Despite War

Civil society in Ukraine rode bicycles to deliver HIV and tuberculosis medications during a fuel shortage during the Russia-Ukraine conflict; if there were no bicycles, they walked.

2 August 2022

Malaysia

Malaysia Lacks HIV Stories, While Successful Countries Struggle With Apathy

CodeBlue editor-in-chief Boo Su-Lyn tells the AIDS 2022 conference that stigma and discrimination in Malaysia – which is seeing rising HIV infections – must be tackled so that people living with HIV can share their stories for better advocacy.

28 July 2022

World

Fourth ‘Cured’ Patient, Botswana’s 95-95-95 Win Offers New Hope In HIV Fight

Studies highlighted at the AIDS 2022 conference provide insights into new and existing strategies to help end the HIV pandemic.

Tag: HIV

LGBT Malaysians’ Human Rights Protected By Federal Constitution: Religious Minister

Discrimination Against People Living With NCDs: Does It Happen?

Malaysia Approves First Long-Acting Injectable HIV Prevention Drug

Negotiation Could Reduce HIV Drug Costs in Malaysia, Say Experts

HIV Groups Slam Discriminatory LGBTQ Portrayal At MOH’s World AIDS Day Event

Malaysia May Get Long-Acting Preventive HIV Drug In 2027

Adeeba: Eliminating HIV Low-Hanging Fruit For White Paper

How Ukraine Prevented HIV, TB Outbreaks Despite War

Malaysia Lacks HIV Stories, While Successful Countries Struggle With Apathy

Fourth ‘Cured’ Patient, Botswana’s 95-95-95 Win Offers New Hope In HIV Fight

Battling NCD Crisis Starts With Eating Right To Get To Healthy Weight

Don’t Fear Lawsuits From Performing CPR: IJN Doctor

Closed In Three Hospitals, MOH’s FPP Service Severely Cut Post-Pandemic

Dewan Rakyat Passes Controversial Act 342 Amendment Bill On Infectious Disease Control

IJN Seeks Up To 40% Fee Hike For Government Patients, Plans Diversification Beyond Cardiovascular