Malaysia establishes global society to promote exercise medicine against NCDs
ISEM aims to redefine exercise not just as a lifestyle choice but as a vital intervention for disease prevention.
Mon Nov 04 2024
Projek MyGenom kumpul maklumat genetik rakyat Malaysia, aplikasi perubatan jitu –i TKSU MOSTI
Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha (Pembangunan Teknologi) Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi (MOSTI), Datuk Ts. Dr. Mohd Nor Azman Hassan berkata Projek MyGenom adalah usaha untuk memahami variasi genetik rakyat Malaysia, seterusnya membolehkan penyampaian rawatan secara perubatan jitu (precision medicine). Jelasnya, ini merupakan kajian genomik populasi berskala besar yang pertama di negara kita, yang melibatkan penjujukan DNA rakyat Malaysia daripada pelbagai kaum dan etnik. #AgendaAWANI
Wed Oct 30 2024
Agenda AWANI: MIH Megatrends | Shaping the future of healthcare
Is Malaysia ready to embrace the future of healthcare with innovations like digitalisation, precision medicine, and population genomics? How can public-private partnerships accelerate this transformation? Don’t miss the conversation tonight at 8:30pm.
Tue Oct 15 2024
AWANI Tonight: 10 of 100 Malaysia’s aid containers reach Gaza
10 out of 100 humanitarian aid containers from Malaysia which include essential items such as flour, personal hygiene kits and medicines have successfully arrived in Gaza.
Fri Oct 11 2024
Consider This: One Year of Israel's War On Gaza (Part 1)
One year into the genocide in Gaza, the medical and humanitarian situation has reached catastrophic levels, according to international medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders. Israel’s relentless violence has destroyed Gaza’s already fragile health system, repeatedly displaced people who have been forced into smaller and smaller areas, and choked off access to desperately needed food, water, and medicines. On the episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Yi Chun Wu, a reconstructive surgeon based in Taiwan who has recently returned from an MSF mission to Gaza.
Mon Oct 07 2024
Consider This: One Year of Israel's War On Gaza (Part 2)
One year into the genocide in Gaza, the medical and humanitarian situation has reached catastrophic levels, according to international medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders. Israel’s relentless violence has destroyed Gaza’s already fragile health system, repeatedly displaced people who have been forced into smaller and smaller areas, and choked off access to desperately needed food, water, and medicines. On the episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Amber Alayyan, paediatrician and the medical programme manager for Palestinian Territories, Afghanistan & Haiti with Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders.
Mon Oct 07 2024
Malaysia, Russia want Israel to stop violent attacks in Gaza immediately - PM
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia also respects the steps taken by Egypt to channel humanitarian aid, food and medicine to Gaza.
Thu Sep 05 2024
Malaysia, India solidify ties with exchange of eight MoUs
The MoUs cover sectors that include worker recruitment, traditional medicine, digital tech, culture, tourism and public administration.
Tue Aug 20 2024
The Future is Female: A Veterinarian’s Call to Compassion
On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Salehatul Khuzaimah Mohamad Ali, a prominent figure on social media known by her handle @Dr. ImaVet and for using her platform to educate and challenge societal norms regarding animal treatment.
Sun Aug 18 2024
Consider This: Healthcare Costs — More Than Medicine
As medical inflation hits 12.6%, it's clear that tackling healthcare costs requires more than just action from the Health Ministry. Is it time for a radical overhaul of how we manage healthcare costs? Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris @MelisaMelina_Idris speaks to Professor Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, Professor of Public Health Medicine at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Faculty of Medicine, and public health medicine specialist Assistant Professor Dr Farhan Rusli.
Fri Aug 16 2024
Consider This Preventing HIV with PrEP - Harmonising Health & Faith
In Muslim-majority Malaysia, implementing public health initiatives like PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) to prevent HIV infection required more than just medical planning. It demanded thoughtful consideration, the involvement of religious leaders, and careful communication to align with Islamic principles. As Malaysia integrates PrEP into its primary healthcare system, it’s setting a precedent that could serve as a model for other Muslim-majority countries. Tonight on #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Anita Suleiman, President of the College of Public Health Medicine at the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia. She’s also the former Director of the Disease Control Division at the Ministry of Health, and has been widely credited as the architect of Malaysia’s PrEP programme.
Thu Aug 15 2024
Consider This: Medical Inflation — The Anatomy of Healthcare Costs
In 2023, Malaysia recorded medical cost inflation of 12.6%. What's fueling this surge, and who bears the brunt of this burden? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Datuk Dr Syed Mohamed Aljunid Syed Junid, Professor of Health Economics, Policy and Management at the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at IMU University. He is also the President of the Malaysian Health Economic Association.
Wed Aug 14 2024
Pemindahan ginjal dalam keadaan sedar pertama di dunia berjaya dilakukan
Kumpulan doktor dari Northwestern Medicine di Amerika Syarikat berjaya mencatatkan sejarah apabila berjaya melakukan pemindahan ginjal pertama dengan pesakit dalam keadaan sedar pada bulan Mei lalu. P
Mon Jul 01 2024
Malaysia joins global leaders in lifestyle medicine, signs Doha Declaration
The Doha Declaration calls for urgent global action to address the NCD crisis, which accounts for 7 out of 10 deaths worldwide.
Mon Jun 10 2024
UKM launches MUIB innovation to help ACL patients recover quickly
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's (UKM) Faculty of Medicine has invented a durable brace known as the Modified UKM Internal Brace (MUIB), used for the replacement of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
Wed May 08 2024