PETALING JAYA, 12 June 2009: Don’t blame private doctors for the dengue epidemic, the Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Associations Malaysia said today. Its medical affairs committee representative Dr Ng Swee Choon said the disease continued to plague Malaysians because the authorities lacked the political will to enforce eradication measures. (Pic by enimal / sxc.hu) […]
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Health Ministry steps up measures to tackle pandemic (Updated 6.25pm)
Updated at 6.25pm, 12 June 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 12 June 2009: The Health Ministry is to step up surveillance, preventive and control measures now that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Influenza A(H1N1) a pandemic, Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said today. The ministry would be guided by the National Influenza […]
M’sia to activate H1N1 pandemic committee
Microscopic view of influenza virus particles (Pic by DR FA Murphy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; source: ah1n1.com) KUALA LUMPUR, 12 June 2009: The Health Ministry will activate an inter-ministerial influenza pandemic committee that coordinates all efforts to prevent the outbreak of the H1N1 in the country, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai […]
No new H1N1 cases reported
PENANG, 1 June 2009: Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today confirmed that no new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were reported in the country. However, he said the ministry would continue to monitor developments of the disease nationwide. So far, he said 11 people were still placed under home quarantine after having come […]
Penang MCA respects Tsu Koon’s appointment
PUTRAJAYA, 21 May 2009: MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the decision by the Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman to appoint Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon as Penang BN Liaison Committee chairman would be respected, despite the “voices of resentment on the ground”. Liow, who is also Penang MCA Liaison Committee chairperson, however, […]
M’sia confirms first influenza A(H1N1) case (Updated)
Updated 7.11pm, 15 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 15 May 2009: Malaysia has reported its first influenza A(H1N1) case involving a student who returned from the United States two days ago. Liow This was confirmed by Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today. “The student is now quarantined at the Sungai Buloh Hospital,” he told […]
M’sia pushing WHO to adopt exit screening
PUTRAJAYA, 15 May 2009: Malaysia is pushing for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to adopt a requirement for affected countries to implement exit screening to stop the spread of the new Influenza A disease, following concerns that a second wave of the H1N1 disease can be more deadly. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai […]
Dengue in Malaysia worse than swine flu
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 5 May 2009: Dengue is a more pressing threat in Malaysia right now than the influenza A (H1N1), said prominent virologist Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Lam Sai Kit. “Though the influenza has a potential of spreading far and wide because of its pandemic nature, it hasn’t entered the country yet. The dengue threat […]
Probe begins into Kugan’s post-mortems
SERDANG, 12 March 2009: The special committee set up by the Health Ministry to investigate the two post-mortem reports into the death of A Kugan, the suspected car thief who died in police custody, held its first meeting today, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. Speaking to reporters at Serdang Hospital here, he […]
Defections and dengue
Translation by Leong Lai MingFROM 26 Jan to 1 Feb 2009, besides ushering in the Year of the Ox, the Chinese press highlighted speculation that MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek would cross over to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR); reactions towards defecting politicians in Perak; and squabbles over managing the dengue outbreak. Another defection? On 29 […]
