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PENAMBAHBAIKAN SISTEM PERKHIDMATAN KESIHATAN DI MALAYSIA.
Sejak merdeka, rakyat Malaysia bertuah kerana negara kita mempunyai perkhidmatan kesihatan antara yang terbaik di dunia. Perkhidmatan kesihatan kerajaan melalui Kementerian Kesihatan yang komprehensif , liputan yang meluas di seluruh pelusuk negara, berkualiti dan dengan kos yang rendah (hampir percuma bagi majoriti rakyat). Disamping pilihan perkhidmatan perubatan swasta yang mudah dan banyak terutamanya di kawasan…
SUPPORT FOR THE AMENDMENT OF ACT 342: LAW AS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE TO CONTROL OUTBREAKS
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…
THE MALAYSIA NATIONAL IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME: SHOULD CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATION BE MADE COMPULSORY BY LAW?
Based on our vaccination Roundtable 1/2020, we recognised that:- 1. Demand for vaccination is a complex issue and needs a system approach to address it. It is influenced by awareness levels of the population, socio-economic factors influencing access to services and level of trust of the health system. Increasing vaccination rates require us to address…
LARANGAN MEROKOK: LANGKAH TEGAS DEMI KESIHATAN AWAM DAN GENERASI MASA DEPAN
Persatuan Pakar Perubatan Kesihatan Awam Malaysia (PPPKAM) ingin menegaskan bahawa larangan merokok di kawasan tertutup, termasuk tempat kerja, yang mula berkuat kuasa hari ini, adalah langkah yang tepat dan perlu demi melindungi kesihatan masyarakat. Kenyataan dan tindakan yang dikemukakan oleh Haniff Khatri melalui Sinar Harian, yang mempertikaikan larangan ini, memerlukan penjelasan kukuh mengenai tujuan dan…