I read with concern about our PM contracting E.coli. I sincerely hope that he is getting better. Because depending on which pathotype, E.coli (Escherichia coli) infection could be a nasty thing. While those living in our intestines are harmless and…
Dear readers, Post disaster management is a major component in any relief work. I emphasized a lot during press conferences and live updates in the local media as well as on my tweet handle. Cases like food and water borne…
The flood disaster this year have caused devastating effects to all affected Malaysians. Keeping healthy is a huge challenge but we can achieve it by observing some guidelines on general safety and food hygiene. Flood affected residents are vulnerable from…
Penyusuan bayi dapat menyelamatkan nyawa semasa bencana melanda. Susu ibu bukan sahaja mengandungi nutrisi lengkap untuk bayi, ia juga mengandungi antibodi yang dapat melidungi bayi dari jangkitan kuman dan penyakit. Semasa bencana alam seperti banjir, gempa bumi dan sebagainya –…
Bencana banjir pada tahun ini telah menyebabkan kesan musibah yang amat getir terhadap mereka yang terpaksa mengharunginya. Adalah sukar untuk memastikan keselamatan dan kesihatan penghuni semasa menghadapi bencana ini. Tetapi, jika kita dapat mengikuti peraturan mudah dan peringatan tentang banjir…
Having had no previous clinical experience, I was very nervous, especially whenever an emergency occurred in my cubicle and even when diluting intravenous medication. I still remember my first time cleaning a patient’s bowel movement. I was fighting with myself…
Sekiranya anda membaca akhbar baru-baru ini, saya yakin ramai yang tersentak dengan statistik tuberkulosis (tibi) yang menggemparkan, sebagaimana yang dilaporkan oleh Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr. S. Subramaniam. Tuberkulosis ialah penyakit kedua paling menular di dunia selepas HIV/AIDS. Tahun lepas,…
“Penyakit Ebola tiada penawar. Pesakit memerlukan pemerhatian berterusan untuk memastikan tekanan darah mereka tidak menjunam ke aras yang boleh membawa maut, dan seorang demi seorang daripada mereka menemui ajal. Ia adalah ancaman kesihatan awam terhadap manusia”- Dhesi Baha Raja Yambuku,…
As we mourn the senseless loss of the innocent lives taken, in addition, the medical community appears to have also suffered an unexpected blow. When my colleague wrote on his Facebook status that many doctors were on the ill fated…
The government has a responsibility to protect the health of its population, some difficult decisions will have to be made, and we need a strong-willed government to make the necessary changes in the country to enable behavioural change and shift…