As Asean Dengue Day arrives this 15 June, the regional rallying cry is “Towards Zero Dengue Deaths: Science, Strategy, and Solidarity.” Yet in Malaysia, we
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Optimal control of childhood respiratory disease will not come from targeting RSV or pneumococcus alone, but both simultaneously. Every winter, pediatric wards fill with infants
A preventable illness that hospitalises healthy children, devastates pregnant women, and kills immunocompromised kids is not harmless. It is a public health failure. When my
Implementing routine adult immunisations for cardiac patients is a highly cost-effective intervention that can directly ease the severe financial strain on the health care system.
The Hib success shows that local data, cost-effectiveness analysis, and a champion with moral clarity can overcome even economic collapse. In the early 1990s, Malaysia
17th April 2026 Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Paediatrician, Damansara Specialist Hospital (DSH) Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam, Urologist, DSH Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, Respirologist, DSH Dr
The MOH needs a cultural reset, not just a strategic one. This means moving beyond task forces and press releases to embrace a “Just Culture”
The current debate should not centre on which scheme expands its domain. It should centre on sustaining the full spectrum of health care delivery. A
The authorities must launch an aggressive promotional campaign on an “MHIT Made Simple” Guide, Reference Price Guide for common procedures, and a Health Insurance/Takaful Preparedness
Four specialists say the health insurance buffet table syndrome is real, rebutting APHM that dismissed health care over-utilisation as a myth. The doctors also say