AWANI Tonight: Malaysia faces rising HIV infectiosn among youth
A total of 244 youths aged 18 to 25 were diagnosed with HIV in 2023, marking a 31% rise from 2021. Infectious diseases expert Dr Khairil Erwan Khalid explores the factors driving this trend.
Mon Jul 15 2024
Migrants: Emergence and re-emergence of public health concerns
According to DOSM, there were approximately three million migrants living in this country by the end of July, last year.
Wed Feb 28 2024
Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza - WHO
WHO's Margaret Harris repeated concerns about a rise in outbreaks of infectious diseases, particularly diarrhoeal diseases.
Tue Nov 28 2023
Why are animal-to-human diseases on the rise?
According to the World Organisation for Animal Health, 60 percent of human infectious diseases are zoonotic.
Sat Apr 15 2023
Japan to consider downgrading COVID-19 to less serious infectious disease
A classification downgrade to disease category five from the current category two would end an isolation requirement for infected people.
Fri Jan 20 2023
Is a dengue epidemic set to hit Malaysia in 2023?
Despite the upward trend in the number of cases, a virology expert is of the opinion that there is no cause for concern yet.
Tue Jan 17 2023
Non-communicable diseases cause 74 pct of global deaths: WHO
Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory disease now outnumber infectious diseases as the top killers globally, said the report.
Thu Sep 22 2022
DBN 2.0 focuses on food security, health, climate change: PM
Biotechnology must also play a vital role in national health security to overcome infectious and non-infectious diseases, Ismail Sabri said.
Mon Sep 12 2022
Biden tests positive for COVID-19: An infectious disease doctor explains the risks and treatments available for the president
Current best medical practice is to give antiviral treatments to patients who have recently developed mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.
Fri Jul 22 2022
N.Korea faces infectious disease outbreak amid COVID battle
North Korea reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic in a farming region.
Thu Jun 16 2022
New MySejahtera feature to detect infectious disease hotspots - Khairy
The MySejahtera application has been updated with a new feature to track hotspots of infectious diseases, including the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
Tue May 03 2022
Ciri baharu MySejahtera kesan lokasi penyakit berjangkit - Khairy
Aplikasi MySejahtera kini dikemas kini dengan ciri-ciri baharu bagi mengesan penyakit berjangkit (Infectious Disease Tracker) termasuk penyakit tangan, kaki dan mulut (HFMD).
Tue May 03 2022
'Hybrid immunity' gives best COVID-19 protection - Studies
People having been both fully vaccinated and previously infected with COVID-19 have the strongest protection against the virus.
Sat Apr 02 2022
#KiniNews: MOH officials were in the dark over Khairuddin’s quarantine breach
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said top ministry officials were in the dark about Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali's violation of home quarantine rules until last week.
An internal investigation into the series of events following the minister’s July 7 return from Turkey has since been completed and shared with the police, who are probing the issue.
Asked during a press conference this evening, Noor Hisham shared that he, along with the ministry’s deputy director-general and head of infectious diseases, were not informed about the matter until it made the news.
An internal investigation into the series of events following the minister’s July 7 return from Turkey has since been completed and shared with the police, who are probing the issue.
Asked during a press conference this evening, Noor Hisham shared that he, along with the ministry’s deputy director-general and head of infectious diseases, were not informed about the matter until it made the news.
Sun Mar 20 2022
#KiniNews: Muhyiddin under quarantine
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been placed under a 14-day quarantine at home beginning today, after attending a post-cabinet meeting with Covid-19 patient on Wednesday.
His office said Muhyiddin was tested for Covid-19 this morning and the results came back negative but he is required to undergo quarantine under Section 15 of the Prevention of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.
His office said Muhyiddin was tested for Covid-19 this morning and the results came back negative but he is required to undergo quarantine under Section 15 of the Prevention of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.
Sat Mar 19 2022