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23 January 2026

World

US Exits World Health Organization, Says America Will Lead In Public Health

The US has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing the WHO of failures during the Covid pandemic. "The United States will continue to lead the world in public health," say HHS Secretary RFK Jr and Secretary of State Rubio.

4 July 2025

Malaysia

WHO Report Claims Malaysia Achieved Ideal Tobacco Tax Since 2022

A new WHO report claims that Malaysia achieved "best practice" since 2022 in raising tobacco taxes, with a 75.3% share of total taxes in the retail price of the most popular brand of cigarettes, even though Malaysia hasn't raised tobacco taxes since 2015.

27 June 2025

Malaysia

WHO Defends Malaysia’s Anti-Tobacco Award Despite Nicotine Vape Manufacturing Licence

WHO says its World No Tobacco Day 2025 award for Health Minister Dr Dzul and two other Malaysians was based on achievements “up to a certain point”, in response to Malaysia issuing its first nicotine vape manufacturing licence around the time of the award.

20 May 2025

World

World Health Assembly Adopts Historic Pandemic Agreement

The World Health Assembly today adopted an historic pandemic agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics. "The Agreement is a victory for public health, science, and multilateral action," says WHO DG Tedros.

20 May 2025

Malaysia

Health Minister Dzulkefly, MOH’s Aryana, MCTC’s Muralli Win WHO Tobacco Control Award

Dr Dzul, MOH disease control deputy director Dr Noraryana and MCTC's Dr Murallitharan won the 2025 World No Tobacco Day Award for Act 852. CodeBlue understands the anti-tobacco bill can be credited to Dr Noraryana who worked on the issue for over 12 years.

12 February 2025

World

How Singapore Is Preparing For The Next Pandemic: Foreign Minister

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan lists how Singapore is prepping for the next pandemic: multilateralism (Singapore contributes to WHO), data sharing (Singapore helped set up GISAID) and domestic resilience (Singapore's health workers got salary hikes).

4 February 2025

World

Trump’s Withdrawal From WHO Will Not Make America Great Again

Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the World Health Organization will serve to propel China.

22 January 2025

World

Adeeba: US Withdrawal From WHO May Trigger ‘Global Health Crisis’

Prof Adeeba and other public health experts, in a joint op-ed published in the BMJ, say that President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization is a "major blow to global health" and is a "global health crisis in the making."

31 May 2024

World

Pandemic Treaty Must Treat Therapeutics As Equal To Vaccines

Experts say a pandemic treaty, currently discussed at the World Health Assembly, must prioritise medicines as much as vaccines. In the first 12 months of Covid, US$91 billion was allocated globally for vaccines, far exceeding $4.6 billion for therapeutics.

29 May 2024

Malaysia

Malaysia Touts Equity, Solidarity, Transparency For Pandemic Treaty

At the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says Malaysia believes in promoting equity, solidarity, and transparency, amid an ongoing process at WHA to amend the IHR and to conclude a global pandemic treaty.

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US Exits World Health Organization, Says America Will Lead In Public Health

WHO Report Claims Malaysia Achieved Ideal Tobacco Tax Since 2022

WHO Defends Malaysia’s Anti-Tobacco Award Despite Nicotine Vape Manufacturing Licence

World Health Assembly Adopts Historic Pandemic Agreement

Health Minister Dzulkefly, MOH’s Aryana, MCTC’s Muralli Win WHO Tobacco Control Award

How Singapore Is Preparing For The Next Pandemic: Foreign Minister

Trump’s Withdrawal From WHO Will Not Make America Great Again

Adeeba: US Withdrawal From WHO May Trigger ‘Global Health Crisis’

Pandemic Treaty Must Treat Therapeutics As Equal To Vaccines

Malaysia Touts Equity, Solidarity, Transparency For Pandemic Treaty

Government’s Voluntary Health Insurance Plan Touts Minimum RM100,000 Annual Cover, Higher Premiums For Elderly And Sick

Virologist Lam Sai Kit Backs Bukit Tagar Centralised Pig Farming

Five Cheaper, Better Value Medical Plans Than Government’s Base MHIT

‘Health Workers Still Working In Government Is A Privilege, Not Entitlement’, Putrajaya Told

Nipah Risk Hinges On Pig Farm Site, Bat Exposure, Says Monash Virologist