The optimal health and welfare of our children today will map the future wellbeing and prosperity of our nation. What is the case for change?
Month: September 2023
This article was written by Dato’ Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist & Dr Husna Musa, Paediatrician and Lecturer
The flattening of our child mortality rates in the 2000s is partly, yet significantly, contributed by the lack of NICU and PICU beds. Our intensive
The inaccurate and outdated information is causing unnecessary fear and panic among parents. We refer to the recent posters released on the Ministry of Health’s
Children’s issues are chronic and worsening. Child health: paediatric budget’s proportion of the total health budget has been shrinking. Child protection: Very few trained social
Maternal immunisation represents a new frontier in vaccinology and can protect infants from vaccine-preventable diseases. The immunisation of pregnant women for the protection of both
Malaysia’s Catch-Up Pneumococcal Vaccination Programme (CHUPP) – Dr Musa Mohd Nordin & Dr Husna Musa
The introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in the NIP has had a significant impact on the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), pneumonias,