KUALA LUMPUR, 24 April 2009: The Ministry of Health is formulating legislation to provide for, among other things, proper scrutiny, licensing and audit of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) centres, Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said today. He said the draft of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Act was being looked into […]
Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai
More designated non-smoking zones
PETALING JAYA, 24 April 2009: The list of non-smoking zones will be expanded from the current 20 areas to protect the public from the hazard of cigarette smoke, Health Minister Datuk Seri Low Tiong Lai said. He said more public places and workplaces would be designated as non-smoking zones soon. “Anyone caught smoking in these […]
HR committee to speed up doc recruitment
PUTRAJAYA, 14 April 2009: Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said a human resource committee has been formed to speed up the recruitment of medical officers or doctors by government hospitals. The committee is chaired by health ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Nasir Mohd Ashraf and health department director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd […]
Task force to tackle women HIV epidemic
PETALING JAYA, 16 Dec 2008: The Health Ministry has set up a task force to study and draw up plans to tackle the HIV epidemic among women in the country. Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said the task force would focus on heterosexual HIV infection besides studying the mechanism and strategies recommended by the World […]
Licence of eight bottled water companies revoked
PORT KLANG, 25 Nov 2008: Eight bottled water manufacturers have had their licence revoked while that of 31 other companies was suspended for violating conditions prescribed under the Food Regulations Act 1985. Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said the companies whose licences were revoked were all involved in the manufacture of bottled water while […]
