Healthcare Awareness Public Articles
Malaysia plans to vaccinate overseas visitors to combat polio
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will vaccinate overseas visitors in the country in a bid to prevent the proliferation of infectious diseases, state news agency Bernama reported, citing Ministry of Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah. The health ministry will seek cooperation from … Continue reading
Health Ministry: Children under five in Sabah to get additional polio immunisation
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): All children aged five years and below in Sabah will be given an additional polio immunisation to stop the proliferation of the virus in the state. ”A methodical plan is being drawn up and the additional immunisation … Continue reading
Parents can be held for negligence for not immunising children
GEORGE TOWN: Parents can be considered to have been negligent if they had chosen not to immunise their children, according to Immunise4Life, an expert-driven community education initiative to promote immunisation for all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases. Immunise4Life chairman Prof Datuk … Continue reading