help. This year’s Let's TALK Minda Sihat Media Campaign has been running since mid August and will

PETALING JAYA: To support the government’s newly launched 10-year Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat

TAWAU: Air and sea transport services between Tawau and Tarakan in Indonesia are expected to resume operating by the end of this year, Indonesian consul in Tawau, Heni Hamidah said the Indonesian government was now making efforts to restore the services." Final preparations are being made, especially with regard to the legal system for Immigration and Customs between the two countries." I am in contact with the relevant authorities in Indonesia who are now making preparations to restore air and

TAWAU: Air and sea transport services between Tawau and Tarakan in Indonesia are expected to resume operating by the end of this year, Indonesian consul in Tawau, Heni Hamidah said the Indonesian government was now making efforts to restore the services." Final preparations are being made, especially with regard to the legal system for Immigration and Customs between the two countries." I am in contact with the relevant authorities in Indonesia who are now making preparations to restore air and

PUTRAJAYA( Bernama): Some 15 per cent of the 109, 164 medically confirmed deaths in the country in 2019 were due to heart disease, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah( pic).In a statement released in conjunction with World Heart Day on Wednesday( Sept 29), he said according to the World Health Organisation( WHO), over 18.6 million deaths due to heart disease were recorded worldwide in the same year.Dr Noor Hisham said the death toll from heart disease was expected to ris

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians threw away 86.66 tonnes of face masks per day in 2020, says the Housing and Local Government Ministry.It said non-medical face masks, Covid-19 self-test kits and personal protective equipment( PPE) used by the public were categorised as domestic waste and not clinical waste, and therefore would be managed in accordance with the procedures recommended by the Health Ministry.“ The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a sharp increase in face mask, self-test kits and PPE usage, lea

PETALING JAYA: A ginger cat found injured at the air crash site has captured the hearts of Malaysian social media users.In a post on Instagram, the Zul Erwan Veterinary Clinic said the orange cat – colloquially called Oyen – was rescued by Health Ministry officials and was sent to the clinic in an ambulance.“ Oyen was at ground zero when the aircraft crashed in Elmina.... Thank you, Health Ministry ambulance team, for rescuing Oyen, ” the clinic said on its Instagram account on Saturday. Online

PETALING JAYA: A ginger cat found injured at the air crash site has captured the hearts of Malaysian social media users.In a post on Instagram, the Zul Erwan Veterinary Clinic said the orange cat – colloquially called Oyen – was rescued by Health Ministry officials and was sent to the clinic in an ambulance.“ Oyen was at ground zero when the aircraft crashed in Elmina.... Thank you, Health Ministry ambulance team, for rescuing Oyen, ” the clinic said on its Instagram account on Saturday. Online

PETALING JAYA: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been acknowledged for encouraging Malaysians to talk about mental health by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The World Health Organisation( WHO) director-general reached out on Twitter to thank Khairy for his leadership in encouraging Malaysians Malaysians to talk about mental health." Thank you for your leadership and for encouraging the people of Malaysia to talk about mental health, Health Minister@ Khairykj( Khairy's Twitter handle).... Tog

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is considered an unhealthy nation as a large number of its people have health problems such as heart disease and high obesity rates, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Awareness on the aspect of health among Malaysians is also still at a low level, he said while on air in a Selamat Pagi Malaysia TV programme yesterday.“ If you ask me, the Health Minister, is Malaysia a healthy nation?... Our country has among the highest rates of obesity and heart disease.“ One of t