26 January 2023
MOH and the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) jointly state that decisions in “all” health and religious issues must take into account scientific data and religious opinion.
Tag: infectious disease
22 August 2022
Superbugs have played a role in almost five million deaths worldwide, including about 1.2 million that were directly attributable to superbugs.
7 July 2022
More than 6,000 monkeypox cases have been reported in 58 countries, according to WHO, with over 80% of the infections in Europe.
20 January 2022
The government considers all infectious diseases beyond Covid-19 to be an issue of national security; notifiable diseases under Act 342 include food poisoning, dengue, measles, gonorrhea, HIV etc.
15 December 2021
The Bill imposes a maximum RM10,000 compound for individuals and RM1 million for corporate bodies; it’s unclear if medical practitioners will be compounded as individuals or if the compound is imposed on the facility they work at.