21 Dec 2021 – Take precautions, MMA warns flood victims, rescue workers

PETALING JAYA: A medical body has cautioned flood victims and those involved in rescue efforts to follow SOPs “as much as they can” to avoid being infected with the Covid-19 virus and other pathogens from floodwaters.

18 Dec 2021Malaysian Medical Association: Utilise public healthcare facilities instead of using Mega PPVs

KUCHING (Dec 18): The Ministry of Health (MOH) should use the funds and resources to strengthen public healthcare facilities instead of using Mega PPVs (Covid-19 vaccination centres) to speed up the administering of booster shots, said Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Koh Kar Chai.

17 Dec 2021 – How does govt plan salary hikes for specialists, asks MMA

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has been asked to clarify its offer of higher wages for medical specialists, which it hopes will attract and retain them in the public health system.

17 Dec 2021Booster move harsh but necessary, says health expert

PETALING JAYA: Making boosters mandatory if one wants to maintain their fully vaccinated status may be a harsh move, but a health expert says it has to be done.

15 Dec 2021MMA wants special sitting to debate changes to Infectious Diseases Act

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has proposed a special parliamentary sitting to table amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342).

14 Dec 2021 – Open up Covid-19 testing services at airports, says MMA

PETALING JAYA: Covid-19 testing at airports should not be held by any kind of monopoly, the Malaysian Medical Association said today.

13 Dec 2021 – Malaysia: Expert concerned those using Covid-19 self-test kits not reporting results

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Those who test positive for Covid-19 through self-test kits and do not report it to the Health Ministry as required by law are making it hard for the health authorities to track and assess the pandemic in Malaysia, warn experts.

7 Dec 2021Punish politicians by raising fines on SOP breach, says MMA

PETALING JAYA: Higher fines should be imposed on politicians who breach Covid-19 restrictions during the Sarawak elections, says Malaysian Medical Association President Dr Koh Kar Chai.

7 Dec 2021Industry attempting to block medicine price regulation

MEDICINES are essential for the sick or injured, and can be a matter of life and death. It is not an ordinary commodity but a necessity for survival or recovery.

1 Dec 2021 – Jury still out on necessity for booster shots

PETALING JAYA: Almost two years on, the world continues to struggle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

Available data is still insufficient to determine whether a booster shot is necessary, much less how to deal with the continued emergence of new and potentially more infectious variants of the coronavirus.

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