paediatrics Archives

27 November 2025

Letter

A Legacy Of Care, A Future Of Advocacy: The MPA Through Generations — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Prof Thiyagar Nadarajaw & Dr Naveen Nair Gangadaran

For 46 years, the MPA has remained steadfast in its purpose: to protect, nurture, and champion every child in Malaysia.

16 September 2025

Letter

This Malaysia Day, Let’s Remember Those Who Keep Hope Alive In Our Hospitals — Dr Muhammad Yassin

Dr Muhammad Yassin hails doctors, nurses and medical assistants who fight for their patients till 3am. "This Malaysia Day, I plead with our leaders: do not treat health care as an expense to be trimmed, but as an investment in the very soul of our nation."

20 May 2024

Letter

Celebrating And Honouring The Life And Work Of Dr Alex Tang — Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Dr Lim Swee Im, Assoc Prof Dr Sivakumar Thurairajasingam & Assoc Prof Dr Ngim Chin Fang

“As we bid farewell to Dr Alex Tang, we gather not to mourn the loss of a scholar, but to celebrate a life dedicated to the pursuit of academia and enlightenment" — obit on Dr Alex Tang Tuck Hon, senior consultant paediatrician & assoc prof of paediatrics.

7 February 2024

Letter

Navigating Hope: A Compassionate Guide Through Paediatric Oncology Challenges — Dr Ruthresh Rao Subramanyan

As each child's cancer trajectory is inherently unique, comprehending the intricacies of treatment protocols becomes pivotal in medical decision-making.

22 November 2023

Malaysia

THOMSON Hospital Celebrates Paediatric Excellence In Conjunction With World Children’s Day

Award-winning THOMSON Hospital Kota Damansara notched historic achievements in paediatrics this year, including performing its first Kasai and Myasthenia surgeries and being the first hospital in Southeast Asia to administer Spinraza to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

2 February 2023

Malaysia

‘My Nurses Can’t Cope. They Are Taking Care Of So Many Babies’: Medical Officer, Selangor

An MO details how in an MOH hospital in Selangor where she served in 2022, the acute (critically ill) section of the neonatal ICU had one nurse to three babies, instead of one-to-one care. She also says young children placed in adult ICUs get traumatised.

22 August 2022

Letter

What Does It Mean To Be A Paediatrician? — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

I would like to outline how becoming a paediatrician has shaped and changed me. In essence, what I see as my core roles and purpose in this vocation.

9 June 2022

Malaysia

Miri Clinic Requests MOH Aid With Paediatric, Asthma Medicine Shortage

The private Children & Heart Specialist Clinic asks for help from Miri Hospital to sell or loan supplies, as it will run out of all paediatric medicines in 3-5 days or a week at best.

4 June 2022

Malaysia

Medicine Shortage Hits Private Hospitals, Scant Flu And Paediatric Drugs

Private hospitals say life-saving treatments and medicines for critical illnesses are still available for now, including cardiovascular and cancer drugs.

27 March 2020

Letter

Covid-19: Protection Of Children & Newborns – Dr Chin & Dr Lee

Based on available evidence, children do not appear to be at higher risk for COVID-19 than adults.

Tag: paediatrics

A Legacy Of Care, A Future Of Advocacy: The MPA Through Generations — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Prof Thiyagar Nadarajaw & Dr Naveen Nair Gangadaran

This Malaysia Day, Let’s Remember Those Who Keep Hope Alive In Our Hospitals — Dr Muhammad Yassin

Celebrating And Honouring The Life And Work Of Dr Alex Tang — Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Dr Lim Swee Im, Assoc Prof Dr Sivakumar Thurairajasingam & Assoc Prof Dr Ngim Chin Fang

Navigating Hope: A Compassionate Guide Through Paediatric Oncology Challenges — Dr Ruthresh Rao Subramanyan

THOMSON Hospital Celebrates Paediatric Excellence In Conjunction With World Children’s Day

‘My Nurses Can’t Cope. They Are Taking Care Of So Many Babies’: Medical Officer, Selangor

What Does It Mean To Be A Paediatrician? — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

Miri Clinic Requests MOH Aid With Paediatric, Asthma Medicine Shortage

Medicine Shortage Hits Private Hospitals, Scant Flu And Paediatric Drugs

Covid-19: Protection Of Children & Newborns – Dr Chin & Dr Lee

Denial Of Basic Workers’ Rights To House Officers At Ipoh General Hospital — Housemen

Aide Claims Ex-Health Minister Zaliha Rejected RM50m Offer To Drop Tobacco GEG

SSPA Slashes BIW Allowance For New Medical Officers Posted To Sabah, Sarawak

BNM Tells Insurers To Settle Medical Claims Promptly, Prohibits Applying Unknown Exclusions

If Not Zaliha, Did Someone Else Take RM50m Bribe To Scrap GEG? Ask Anti-Tobacco Groups