Terengganu Archives

16 August 2023

MMA Praises Zaliha’s ‘Inclusive’ Dialogue With Health Workers

MMA welcomes and appreciates Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa's "inclusive" town hall held recently with medical, dental, and pharmacy officers in Terengganu. "Such open discussions can only improve the system and health care delivery for the people."

11 August 2023

Malaysia

JKNT Seeks To Placate Doctors In Dungun Hospital Placement Fiasco

JKNT officials gave medical officers a choice of returning to the existing Dungun Hospital or staying in temporary placements elsewhere in Terengganu. JKNT reportedly denied requesting placements at the unopened new Dungun Hospital, blaming KKM Putrajaya.

10 August 2023

Malaysia

Covid-Positive Voters Must Be At Polling Station Two Hours Before Closing: MOH

Covid-positive voters must be present at their polling station 2 hours before the end of voting times, according to MOH protocols for the Aug 12 six state elections and Kuala Terengganu poll. Those hospitalised can get discharged at own risk to vote too.

4 August 2023

Malaysia

MOH Posts Doctors To New Dungun Hospital Still Under Construction

MOs posted to Dungun Hospital found, upon reporting for duty, that their actual placement was at a non-operational facility: the new Dungun Hospital project. Some were then transferred to “temporary” postings in other Terengganu hospitals, 70-192 km away.

27 March 2023

Malaysia

How Health Inspectors Protect Food Safety In Ramadan Bazaars

Health inspectors found that some food handlers at a Ramadan bazaar in Kemaman breached food hygiene rules, such as wearing a watch when handling food, or not wearing head coverings or aprons.

20 December 2022

Malaysia

Floods Cut Off Three Terengganu Hospitals From Land Access

Public hospitals in Besut, Setiu, and Hulu Terengganu can only be accessed via water or air transport. Floods have affected 40 public health care facilities in Terengganu and 32 in Kelantan.

6 December 2022

Malaysia

MMA: Punitive Laws Lead To Unsafe Pregnancy, Childbirth

The Malaysian Medical Association, concerned with Terengganu’s criminalisation of out-of-wedlock pregnancy and childbirth, says punitive actions have not been shown to ever decrease unplanned pregnancies in the many decades of research.