Malaysia’s Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is chair of the World Health Organization’s new Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response.
While Malaysia's health care system is still among the best in the world, many would agree that it is ageing, and there is a lot of room for improvement.
Malaysia’s contributions to WHO for 2022-2023 are about RM14mil, which the government has agreed to increase by 20% to RM16.8mil for 2024-2025 and by 40% to RM19.6mil for 2028-2029, based on current exchange rates.
Dr Kelvin Yii urges vaccination for Malaysian travellers to countries affected by monkeypox, monitoring incoming travellers, and possible quarantine to prevent local transmission.
The UK Health Security Agency says a “notable proportion” of recent monkeypox cases in UK and Europe were detected in gay and bisexual men, urging this community to be alert and to seek help if concerned.
Djibouti was elected as president of the 75th World Health Assembly; vice-presidents were elected from Malaysia, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Togo, and the United States.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the tsunami of Covid-19 cases is so huge and quick that it is overwhelming health systems around the world.
WHO Western Pacific regional director Dr Takeshi Kasai received a presentation at MOH’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) about Malaysia’s new Heightened Alert System.