As of 30th of May, more than 300 confirmed or suspected cases of Monkeypox have emerged in over 20 countries. Since the outbreak was first reported in the UK, the virus began to be detected across Europe – with public…
Humans are highly social beings. Our ability to communicate, form large societies through ideologies and be immensely interconnected has been postulated to be our greatest advantage in amassing Nature’s gifts. Hence, it is not surprising that our mental health and…
Adjusting to Life after Lockdown As Malaysia transitions to the recovery phase, we can see many more sectors of the economy starting to open. More leeway is given to our citizens who are relieved to be able to enjoy the…
Being sanctioned as the Asia’s fattest country with approximately half of the population overweight or obese1, we are often, fortunately but shamefully, worried over the choices of food to eat unlike the other 820 million people around the globe whose…
The current cause of respiratory illness originating from Wuhan is a coronavirus. It is a virus and not a bacteria. In recent years, viruses from the coronavirus family have caused outbreaks of pandemic (worldwide) scale, as seen in the Severe…
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Report to the Nations, on Occupational Fraud and Abuse 2014, Healthcare is ranked fourth in the industry classification list of victim organizations. Being basic necessity providers and vital resource to the…
Dear readers, This document is provided in order to clarify the recent questions in my twitter account and to also explain the differences between seasonal influenza & pandemic influenza. I have adopted concrete WHO guidelines in this write up, simplified…
“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…