3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (611+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 " The Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF), the Ministry of Health (MOH), and the Sabah state government recently reaffirmed their shared commitment to advancing Sabah's HIV response through stronger prevention, treatment, and community support initiatives, in line with the…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1434+ words) The court ruling means that liquid nicotine stays in the Poisons List because it was never (legally) removed in the first place. Hence there's now a de facto ban on nicotine vape: sales and tax collection became illegal instantly upon…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (701+ words) The Court's findings are also an important reminder that process matters. Expert advice matters. Consultation cannot become a procedural exercise after decisions have effectively already been made. The Poisons Board is not a decorative committee. The Malaysian Pharmacists Society welcomes…...

3+ day, 38+ min ago  (827+ words) In a stunning court ruling, the High Court decided that Dr Zaliha Mustafa acted illegally in removing liquid nicotine from the Poisons List, saying the delisting was mainly based on economic reasons and the health minister didn't consult the Poisons…...

3+ day, 18+ min ago  (496+ words) The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) welcomes today's decision by the High Court allowing the judicial review application filed by MCTC together with two other parties concerning the exemption of nicotine liquids and gels used in electronic cigarettes and…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (477+ words) Today's High Court decision to strike down the delisting of liquid nicotine is a significant victory for public health. It puts the proverbial genie back in the bottle and renders the sale and collection of taxes on nicotine vape mostly…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (501+ words) The way selection and transfer processes are handled for government doctors reflects a culture of opacity and disregard for basic professional decency. It's hard to retain health workers when the system treats their time and personal lives as disposable. I…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1102+ words) MOH says there's no need to amend Schedule 4 of the Medical Act, perceiving RCSEd's statement that the cardiothoracic surgery parallel pathway is a "Malaysian qualification" as referring to "implementation" of the programme, not a change in conferment. KUALA LUMPUR, May…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (908+ words) PM's economic adviser Nurhisham Hussein says cutting civil servants' salaries is an "absolute last resort, which Putrajaya doesn't want to do, adding that health spending cuts are targeted because of MOH's big budget that expanded in the last three years....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (532+ words) PM's economic adviser Nurhisham Hussein says farmers in Malaysia will likely miss planting towards the end of the year due to global fertiliser shortages. He adds that 90% of Malaysia's fertiliser use goes to palm oil, with only 10% for food crops....