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As the President of Persatuan Pakar Perubatan Kesihatan Awam Malaysia (PPPKAM), I would like to express our strong support for the proposed amendments to Act 342. The bill will incorporate specific provisions from the Emergency Ordinance (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) 2021 and the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Regulations 2022. While…

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RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERUBATAN (PINDAAN) 2024: KUALITI LATIHAN KEPAKARAN DAN PEMATUHAN STANDARD KOMPETENSI PERLU DIBERIKAN PENEKANAN SEWAJARNYA

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THE MALAYSIA NATIONAL IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME: SHOULD CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATION BE MADE COMPULSORY BY LAW?

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PRESS STATEMENT: Green Zones and The New Norm (Phasing Out the Movement Control Order)

Persatuan Pakar Perubatan Kesihatan Awam Malaysia or The Malaysia Public Health Physicians’ Association (PPPKAM) had submitted a proposal to Ministry of Health to share some ideas on possible strategies for the country to exit out of the Movement Control Order (MCO) in an acceptable and orderly manner. Up till noon 9 April 2020, about 65…