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😷 Sarawak chokes under haze as hot, dry weather & smoke grip the state until Aug 14. 8 areas already logging unhealthy API, MetMalaysia warns.

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🚨 Drug testing shouldn't stop with pilots. Experts want risk-based testing for truckers, rail & marine crews too, after the pilot drug-trafficking arrest reignite…

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Johor’s MB wants MOH to immediately fill critical vacancies at 3 major hospitals — a reminder that healthcare capacity is only as strong as the staff available to…

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Malaysia’s pharmacists want pulse oximeters, glucose & blood-pressure monitors prioritised for hologram labels to curb fake medical devices. Patient safety starts…

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Malaysia wants to make its own IVIg, albumin and clotting factors. MOH says a first plasma-fractionation plant within 5 years could protect patients from global s…

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🌫️ Haze worsens in Sarawak: 5 districts now unhealthy on the API as Kalimantan fires spread smoke. NREB urges masks, less outdoor time for kids, elderly & respira…

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A fatal assault at a Perak care home shows certification alone is not enough, says Kendana: caregiver standards, licensing and council approvals must be connected.

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