PUTRAJAYA, March 26 — Nearly 50 per cent of the estimated 5,000 to 7,000 optical stores nationwide do not have certified optometrists and are run by individuals with no background in optometry, according to a survey carried out by the Association of Malaysian Optometrists (AMO).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The government has been urged to exempt the Sales and Service Tax (SST) on 23 practice categories which come under the Allied Health Professions Act 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — It is crucial to approach issues surrounding the increased resignations among contract medical officers (MOs) in the public service with a nuanced perspective, recognising the numbers presented may not fully capture the complexity of the situation, said the Health Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — A fortnight ago, social media was abuzz with stories about a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Cheras, sparking concern among the public.

PUTRAJAYA, June 23 — A total of 42 cluster hospitals were established within 10 years, involving 146 out of the 149 hospitals nationwide, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

SINGAPORE, Oct 7 — Vaccination remains Singapore's primary line of defence as it forges ahead and learns to live with Covid-19, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the government had made enough effort to explain the goodness and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines to the public.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 11 — The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj has reminded the people to heed the Ministry of Health’s advice in celebrating Chinese New Year under the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CAC) set up nationwide will classify patients’ level of infection so as to determine the next course of action in managing them, including approval to undergo treatment at home, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Sometime in 2018, a local celebrity posted a photo of him dumping some medicines into a rubbish bin immediately after he collected them at the pharmacy of a government health facility.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The number of positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia increased further today with 660 new cases reported, and also recording four deaths.

PUTRAJAYA, July 21 — Malaysia’s success in combating Covid-19 has earned the admiration of the international community.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — European citizens treated for Covid-19 in Malaysia have shared positive words about their experience, said Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the EU to Malaysia, Maria Castillo Fernandez.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — On the Covid-19 front, it has been a relatively good week for Malaysia with only one new case reported.