The gap between medical facts and public perception is nothing short of amazing. For instance when I tell some patients, “Careful with your diet, your cholesterol levels will soon be off the charts.” The best reply would be, “Alright, alright.…
You have been bombarded with many anti dengue advertisement. You nod your heads in acquaintance. You sympathise with the victims and say to yourself, “yes, we should do something about this. We can’t lose this battle to just a little…
Informatik kesihatan ialah elemen yang penting dalam sistem perubatan dan kesihatan, termasuklah kesihatan primer. Setiap warganegara Malaysia seharusnya mendapatkan akses kepada pegawai perubatan yang terlatih untuk mendapatkan bantuan perubatan awal yang berkualiti sebagai permulaan kepada sistem ini. Pada kebiasaannya, pegawai-pegawai…
Pengenalan Demam denggi merupakan penyakit berjangkit yang terus menghantui kehidupan rakyat Malaysia. Tahun demi tahun, kes demam denggi semakin meningkat walaupun terdapat pelbagai kempen kesedaran dijalankan di seluruh tanah air. Malaysia kini antara negara yang berada di tangga teratas dalam…
There is an alarming rise in the number of Dengue cases and deaths in the country which mandates each and everyone of us as responsible citizens join the fight against Dengue. There is yet to be an effective vaccine against…
It has been mentioned many times. It has been propagandised. It is a mantra. Smoking kills. Yet, at the end of a quaint little fishing village in Malaysia, free from pollution, an old mak cik, proudly gloats that it is…
“Outbreak spreading from mainland China which include H5N1 (1997) and SARS (2003), have put the territory on health alert.” “We will heighten our vigilance and continue to maintain stringent port health measures in connection with this development,” the Centre for…
Sharing is caring, they say. And women, by nature, are a caring lot. But the one thing we do not always share (but almost always care) about is when something goes wrong with our tender region. Blame shame, guilt, stigma…
Health informatics is an essential element of any health care system in primary medical care. Every Malaysian should have access to a health professional who is trained to provide quality primary medical care as their entry point to the system. Typically…
The word ergonomics derived from the Greek words, ergon (work) and nomos (natural laws) which means “fit the job to worker”; that work, equipment and the environment should be suitable for workers. Ergonomics accounts for all physical aspects of a…