KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is always on the alert for any possible new pandemic, including the so-called "Disease X" from an as-yet-undiscovered pathogen, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic). The Health Minister said the World Health Organisation will alert its member countries should there be any outbreak of a new disease. “It was named Disease X as...
KUALA LUMPUR: Steps are being taken to beef up security and prevent data leaks from the electronic medical records (EMR) system, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa. While winding up the 12th Malaysia Plan Mid-Term Review in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday(Sept 19), the Health Minister said that, in line with ICT policies and the Personal Data Protection...
KUALA LUMPUR: A National Institute of Pre-Hospital Treatment and Disaster Medicine will be set up by the Health Ministry to ensure the delivery of the best services to the people, especially during calamities or disasters. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic) said apart from that, the hotspot collaboration established in 2014 between the ministry, St. John...
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is not solely dependent on Pharmaniaga Bhd to ensure an uninterrupted supply of medicine to health facilities in the country, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She said that there was no disruption in medicine supplies at the moment, and said Pharmaniaga was only involved in logistics. “In terms of pharmaceutical services, we...
PUTRAJAYA: All ice factories that operate or provide ice for businesses must obtain a Health Ministry licence, says its Food Safety and Quality senior director Norrani Eksan. She said this is based on provisions under Regulation 394A (4) of the Food Regulations 1985. She said under the process and conditions of obtaining a licence, an inspection of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Seventy dilapidated clinics under the Health Ministry (MOH) across the country have been successfully upgraded through the Bitara Madani initiative. Deputy Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni (pic) said that at the same time, 366 more clinics are currently in the implementation phase. "We (MOH) expect to complete the upgrading works on all 436 dilapidated clinics by...
