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23 August 2023

MOH: Pertussis Under Control, This Year’s Cases 53% Lower Than 2019

Health DG Dr Radzi maintains pertussis is under control, as the 329 cases reported this year as of Aug 19 are 52.8% lower than the same period in 2019. 55% of this year's cases were in Sabah, 33% among non-citizens. Vaccine coverage data was not provided.

6 June 2023

Letter

The Worst Timetable Ever At Bentong Hospital’s Emergency Department — Frustrated Staff

A medical officer in Pahang highlights the "worst timetable ever" at Bentong Hospital's emergency department, where doctors still have to do oncall-postcall-PM shift. "Imagine the busiest department in a hospital, having to work endlessly like a machine."

20 February 2023

Malaysia

Bentong MP: ‘Why Are Health Workers Increasingly Demotivated?’

Bentong MP Young Syefura Othman (DAP) says staff shortages in the public health service are a “very critical” problem that demands urgent solutions, as she asks what is causing government doctors and health care workers to be increasingly demotivated.

5 January 2023

Letter

Shortage Of Medical And House Officers In Pahang — Dr K

Specialists are doing MO's job; MOs are doing HO work. MOs are under psychiatric consultation for stress and depression. Why is there a discrepancy in human resource allocation for Pahang hospitals?

16 July 2021

Malaysia

Pahang, Penang Exceed Covid-19 Case Thresholds For Phase Two Recovery

Pahang and Penang transitioned to Phase Two of the NRP early July, but their seven-day average daily case incidence rate now surpasses 12.2 cases per 100,000 population.

28 May 2021

Malaysia

Pahang Scraps Tying Government Services To Covid-19 Vaccine Registration

The Pahang state government deleted its statement requiring people to register for Covid-19 vaccination in order to obtain services at government offices.

30 April 2021

Malaysia

Pahang Government Claims Sinovac Vaccine Unsuitable For People With Comorbidities

Pahang SDMC’s claim contradicts the federal JKJAV and NPRA’s recommendation that Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective for adults aged 18 and above, including the elderly.

12 April 2021

Malaysia

From Votes To Vaccines, MPs Face New Challenge

Elected reps say MySejahtera is not a user-friendly app, particularly for the elderly, to register for Covid-19 vaccination, even in urban PJ and Kuching.

25 September 2020

Malaysia

Kuantan Covid-19 Case Returning From Sabah Ends Pahang’s Three-Week Green Streak

The Kuantan man took a bus from klia2 to the TBS terminal in KL and another bus to Kuantan, and also visited Seremban and Nilai in Negri Sembilan, before testing positive for Covid-19.

25 April 2020

Malaysia

Covid-19 Hits A Kuantan Medical Centre

The Health DG says 132,361 people have been tested for Covid-19, or 4,136 tests per million population.

Tag: Pahang

MOH: Pertussis Under Control, This Year’s Cases 53% Lower Than 2019

The Worst Timetable Ever At Bentong Hospital’s Emergency Department — Frustrated Staff

Bentong MP: ‘Why Are Health Workers Increasingly Demotivated?’

Shortage Of Medical And House Officers In Pahang — Dr K

Pahang, Penang Exceed Covid-19 Case Thresholds For Phase Two Recovery

Pahang Scraps Tying Government Services To Covid-19 Vaccine Registration

Pahang Government Claims Sinovac Vaccine Unsuitable For People With Comorbidities

From Votes To Vaccines, MPs Face New Challenge

Kuantan Covid-19 Case Returning From Sabah Ends Pahang’s Three-Week Green Streak

Covid-19 Hits A Kuantan Medical Centre

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): The New Standard Of Care For Prostate Cancer — Dr Aminudin Rahman Mohd Mydin

MOH Mandates Two Suppliers In Off-Patent Drugs, Medical Devices Procurement

RakanKKM Must Not Compromise Public Service, Overwork MOH Staff — Hartal Doktor Kontrak

Doctors Warn Of ‘Dua Darjat’, Insufficient Beds And Staff To Expand MOH Private Wings

What A Middle Class Couple Expects From MOH Private Wings