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nst.com.my8 Sep, 10:04 am

❤️ Veteran comedian Abon is home resting after an angioplasty at HCTM Cheras on Sept 1, with dialysis follow-up ahead. Get well soon!

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malaymail.com8 Sep

😷 Haze worsening? Fadhlina says parents can keep kids home from school on their own judgement, even before official closures.

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codeblue.galencentre.org8 Sep

🥦 Health Minister Dzulkefly: public health starts on the plate. Safe, sustainable local food production is our "first line of defence" against disease.

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nst.com.my8 Sep

⚠️ PPP calls the doctor shortage in public hospitals an "unsustainable burden," urging government to fix chronic, uneven staffing distribution nationwide.

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codeblue.galencentre.org8 Sep

😮 Zero housemen at Taiping Hospital: an MO describes running two CPRs at once as the cluster system piles 4 district hospitals onto it.

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Malaysia’s health story,
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In Malaysian health today

❤️ Veteran comedian Abon is home resting after an angioplasty at HCTM Cheras on Sept 1, with dialysis follow-up ahead. Get well soon!

😷 Haze worsening? Fadhlina says parents can keep kids home from school on their own judgement, even before official closures.

🥦 Health Minister Dzulkefly: public health starts on the plate. Safe, sustainable local food production is our "first line of defence" against disease.

⚠️ PPP calls the doctor shortage in public hospitals an "unsustainable burden," urging government to fix chronic, uneven staffing distribution nationwide.

😮 Zero housemen at Taiping Hospital: an MO describes running two CPRs at once as the cluster system piles 4 district hospitals onto it.

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❤️ Veteran comedian Abon is home resting after an angioplasty at HCTM Cheras on Sept 1, with dialysis follow-up ahead. Get well soon!

😷 Haze worsening? Fadhlina says parents can keep kids home from school on their own judgement, even before official closures.

🥦 Health Minister Dzulkefly: public health starts on the plate. Safe, sustainable local food production is our "first line of defence" against disease.

⚠️ PPP calls the doctor shortage in public hospitals an "unsustainable burden," urging government to fix chronic, uneven staffing distribution nationwide.

😮 Zero housemen at Taiping Hospital: an MO describes running two CPRs at once as the cluster system piles 4 district hospitals onto it.

More from the health desk

🏥 MMA wants independent, non-MOH panels to probe harassment claims at two govt hospitals (HSAJB, Likas) plus a third case at IJN.

👵 Malaysian women live longer but spend more years in poor health, per a CodeBlue reflection on NCWO's Women's Day event. Care and retirement policy need to catch…

Some relief in Sarawak: Samarahan, Serian, Bintulu and Samalaju have dropped out of the "very unhealthy" API tier, though five areas including Kuching remain choked.

Unhealthy API of 169 forces Selangor to postpone 4 Para Sukma events - athletics, swimming, archery, lawn bowls. 🏃

Deputy PM Zahid says cloud-seeding operations across Sarawak will continue as the state remains Malaysia's worst-hit haze zone.

Selangor to hand out free face masks in worst haze-hit areas, prioritising the elderly and vulnerable groups. 😷

Schools in Bintulu, Sarawak shift to home-based learning until Sept 11 after API readings push past 200, affecting nearly 40,000 pupils. 📚

Putrajaya says it's ready to declare a haze emergency in any area where the API tops 400, as Sarawak remains choked by smoke. 🚨

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