21 June 2021
In Malaysia, only 30 per cent of refugee children are enrolled in learning centres -- most of which are under-funded, under-staffed and not able to provide quality education.
Tag: schools
18 June 2021
As long as stationery sections, bookshops, photostat shops, and IT shops stay closed, we are not ready for this road to recovery.
17 June 2021
The government may consider using schools as Covid-19 vaccination sites, while foreign-bound students can apply for early vaccine appointments, says Khairy Jamaluddin
8 June 2021
Using a pooled saliva testing strategy in screening schoolchildren and staff for Covid-19 is a feasible solution.
10 May 2021
Letter
The Impact Of School Closures On Children’s Nutritional Status — Dr Siti Khadijah Yusof, Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming & Prof Dr Noran Naqiah Hairi
To cope with the challenges of the pandemic and school closures, inadequate nutritional intakes, including iron, should not be overlooked.
5 May 2021
More often than not, an isolated single case would mean the Covid-19 infection was acquired not from the school, and that's where diligent contact tracing is crucial.
30 April 2021
With 18,000 Malaysian teenagers becoming pregnant every year, effective sexuality education cannot be delayed anymore.
26 April 2021
Covid-19 cases among children below 12 years old in Malaysia increased by 2.8 times from 8,369 cases in the whole of 2020 to 23,779 cases between Jan 1 and April 25 this year.
21 April 2021
Dr Adham Baba says 39 of 83 education clusters were reported in MOE schools and institutions from January 1-April 20, 2021.
21 April 2021
Pre-emptive closure of schools should only be a last resort.