public health Archives

13 November 2026

Letter

Extend Jakim Guidelines For Muslim Employees To Tobacco, Vape Sales — MyWatch

If guidelines are being developed for Muslim employees involved in selling products prohibited under Islam, they should also address tobacco and vape products. Malaysian Islamic authorities have already issued rulings on these products.

13 November 2026

Lead

Seize Nicotine Vapes Now Since Illegal Under Poisons Act: PMPASKL

PMPASKL demands immediate seizure of non-compliant nicotine vape products under the Poisons Act, after the government's confirmation that nicotine e-liquids are now a scheduled poison. Poisons can't be legally sold outside pharmacies or medical clinics.

5 November 2026

Opinion

MMA Loses Moral Authority To Demand Vape Ban

MMA has lost the moral high ground to demand a vape ban, unless it quits the Poisons Board to protest the Board’s endorsement of a proposed nicotine exemption. As an expert advisory body, the Poisons Board holds equal responsibility as the health minister.

12 October 2026

Letter

Budget 2027 Can Detect NCDs. Who Is Paid To Prevent Them? — Muhammad Hafeez Basri

When Malaysia grows old, the measure of its health policy will not be how many diseases it detects, but how many people it helps stay on their feet.

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.

29 September 2026

Letter

Dr Hasmah, In Retrospect — Dr Loshi Rajen

There is an old photo of Dr Hasmah driving a red Proton Saga across the Penang Bridge. The first car I ever knew was my father's Saga. Years later, looking through these photos, I would see her behind the wheel of one and feel a moment of borrowed pride.

28 September 2026

Letter

Hasmah Ali Represented Finest Traditions Of Medicine — MMA

Dr Hasmah Ali remained deeply committed to the MMA and maintained close ties with her colleagues and alumni in the medical fraternity throughout her life. The medical fraternity lost one of its most distinguished pioneers.

28 September 2026

Malaysia

Hasmah Pioneered Public Health, Maternal And Child Health: Dzulkefly

Dr Hasmah Ali from the Class of 1947 at King Edward VII College of Medicine was a pioneer in the development of public health, particularly maternal and child health. In a 1982 reunion, she spoke about her batch's achievements, including outside medicine.

22 September 2026

Letter

Mandate Free Drinking Water In Class A Malls, Transit Stations — Logkesh Shanmuga Vivekananda

Why does Malaysia, a progressive and developed country, still have no app, no map, and no infrastructure to find water dispensers?

7 September 2026

Animal health

Public Health Starts With Nutritious Food: Health Minister

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said public health starts with safe, nutritious food, calling local agricultural production the “first line of defence” against disease. He said a healthy society begins with the quality of nutrition on the people’s plates.

Tag: public health

Extend Jakim Guidelines For Muslim Employees To Tobacco, Vape Sales — MyWatch

Seize Nicotine Vapes Now Since Illegal Under Poisons Act: PMPASKL

MMA Loses Moral Authority To Demand Vape Ban

Budget 2027 Can Detect NCDs. Who Is Paid To Prevent Them? — Muhammad Hafeez Basri

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

Dr Hasmah, In Retrospect — Dr Loshi Rajen

Hasmah Ali Represented Finest Traditions Of Medicine — MMA

Hasmah Pioneered Public Health, Maternal And Child Health: Dzulkefly

Mandate Free Drinking Water In Class A Malls, Transit Stations — Logkesh Shanmuga Vivekananda

Public Health Starts With Nutritious Food: Health Minister

Patients Skipping GPs For Private Hospitals Drive Up Medical Costs: APHM

Poisons Board Endorses Proposed Exemption Of Liquid Nicotine

Seniors Need Retirement Income Without Burdening Their Children: KALSIS

Beyond The Building: Examining Systems At Klinik Kesihatan Kuala Lumpur — A Concerned Health Care Staff Member

Malaysia Needs MHTC-Like Agency To Coordinate Long-Term Care