infectious diseases Archives

2 October 2026

Letter

A Public Health Doctor Isn’t An ‘Office Doctor’ — Dr MFH

Public Health Medicine is sometimes misunderstood as admin work. But the office is only one working base. The medicine happens across communities, clinics, hospitals, laboratories, workplaces, schools and other agencies. TB shows the difference clearly.

7 August 2026

Malaysia

Experts: TB Elimination Requires Finding Patients Before They Become Sick

TB elimination requires finding infection before illness, not just treating disease after symptoms appear. Experts urge active case finding, preventive treatment, AI-assisted screening, and integrated testing to stop transmission earlier.

15 June 2026

Letter

The Pandemic Time Bomb: Why Ebola, H5N1, Nipah, And Hantavirus Are Warning Us Now — Assoc Prof Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam

Preparedness is often criticised as expensive until an outbreak escapes; then it becomes the cheapest investment the world failed to make.

11 June 2026

Letter

Metagenomic Sequencing: The Diagnostic Leap Malaysia Must Take To Combat Superbugs And The Next Pandemic — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Prof Azizi Haji Omar & Dr Nur Abdul Karim

It is time for Malaysia's health care sector to look to the UK and adopt metagenomic sequencing as a national standard.

4 June 2026

Letter

Stop Normalising Chickenpox: It’s Time Children Got The Full Shot — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin & Dr Zulkifli Ismail

A preventable illness that hospitalises healthy children, devastates pregnant women, and kills immunocompromised kids is not harmless. It is a public health failure.

6 April 2026

Malaysia

First Sarawakian Woman Elected Malaysian Society Of Parasitology And Tropical Medicine President

Adela's election places her at the head of a national scientific society at a time when Malaysia continues to strengthen research capability, public health preparedness and international scientific visibility.

25 March 2026

World

How Mathematical Modelling Can Save Lives Of TB Patients

By using real world data, mathematical models can help policymakers reach patients who would benefit most from an intervention, and better identify their needs.

24 March 2026

Letter

Understanding The UK Meningitis B Outbreak — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Dr Husna Musa & Dr Zulkifli Ismail

We must push for the licensing of the MenB vaccine to ensure Malaysia is protected against this devastating but preventable disease.

5 March 2026

Letter

Why Malaysia Must Use AI To Strengthen TB Control — Mohamad Arif Awang Nawi

A USM senior lecturer urges Malaysia to use artificial intelligence to strengthen tuberculosis control. AI could detect TB earlier, predict hotspots, and improve treatment adherence, though challenges like fragmented data and limited capacity remain.

24 February 2026

Letter

Tuberculosis Data Should Guide Our Response And Diffuse Alarm — FPMPAM

FPMPAM says a rise in TB notifications does not mean uncontrolled spread, but may reflect improved detection after screening. FPMPAM urges focus on early diagnosis and treatment completion, with better coordination across sectors to control transmission.

Tag: infectious diseases

A Public Health Doctor Isn’t An ‘Office Doctor’ — Dr MFH

Experts: TB Elimination Requires Finding Patients Before They Become Sick

The Pandemic Time Bomb: Why Ebola, H5N1, Nipah, And Hantavirus Are Warning Us Now — Assoc Prof Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam

Metagenomic Sequencing: The Diagnostic Leap Malaysia Must Take To Combat Superbugs And The Next Pandemic — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Prof Azizi Haji Omar & Dr Nur Abdul Karim

Stop Normalising Chickenpox: It’s Time Children Got The Full Shot — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin & Dr Zulkifli Ismail

First Sarawakian Woman Elected Malaysian Society Of Parasitology And Tropical Medicine President

How Mathematical Modelling Can Save Lives Of TB Patients

Understanding The UK Meningitis B Outbreak — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Dr Husna Musa & Dr Zulkifli Ismail

Why Malaysia Must Use AI To Strengthen TB Control — Mohamad Arif Awang Nawi

Tuberculosis Data Should Guide Our Response And Diffuse Alarm — FPMPAM

After 36% Doctor No-Shows In Borneo, Dzulkefly Announces 30% Quota For Specialisation

Budget 2027: Permanent Appointments For Doctors In 2027 After Housemanship

AIA Excluding Individual IHH Consultants From Panel On ‘Purely Commercial’ Basis: IHH

PMX, Step In For The Sake Of Public Health Care — Dr Timothy Cheng

MOH Should Have Done More, Say Two FDS Crash Families