PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry is developing a Lung Health Initiative to prevent and control lung cancer in the country, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said the initiative will also strengthen the control of tobacco product use, including electronic cigarettes – being a major risk factor for lung cancer – especially among...
PETALING JAYA: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkelfy Ahmad has instructed housemen to be placed at district hospitals, which are facing a shortage of doctors immediately. Dzulkefly said he had directed the Health director-general, Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, to take the necessary measures. “I am aware of and deeply concerned about the grievances faced by...
HULU SELANGOR: The Health Ministry will seek clarification from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in relation to the side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine as reported by the international media recently. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the pharmaceutical company should be responsible by submitting a thorough and transparent explanation not only to Malaysia but to...
Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has resigned as Health Minister in an announcement made on his official Twitter account. He had reported on the status of the Covid-19 outbreak in Malaysia before mentioning that it would be his last tweet as Health Minister. Source: Berita RTM “Two more cases of Covid-19 recovered completely and discharged today,” he wrote. “There is NO new...
