Recognizing that lifestyle choices are a major cause of many chronic diseases, the Doha Declaration is a historic pledge to the vital necessity of preventative medicine. Malaysia has been greatly motivated to change its healthcare policy by this perceptive viewpoint, giving education, awareness-raising, and community-based initiatives that encourage healthy living top priority. By putting these preventative steps into place, Malaysia …

Singaporean companies are stepping up their investments in Sichuan and Chengdu, China, driven by the growing market demand for healthcare sustainability. This trend highlights the increasing focus on innovative healthcare solutions and the potential for collaboration between Singapore and China. As the importance of healthcare sustainability continues to rise globally, Singaporean firms are recognizing the opportunities in the Sichuan and …

Philippines – The congress has approved an action that looks to give ceaseless advantages to public and private medical care laborers (HCWs), including barangay wellbeing laborers, during the COVID-19 pandemic and future wellbeing crises. In a meeting prior to going into political decision break on Wednesday night, the House of Representatives supported the accommodated variant of the bill, which regulates …

Malaysia – Khairy Jamaluddin, the Health Minister, has defined violence against women as a public health concern and a violation of women’s human rights, physical integrity, and sexual and reproductive rights. He said that abused women were more prone to indulge in high-risk behaviors such as smoking and drug use disorders than non-abused women. “Additionally, chronic stress caused by violence …

Malaysia – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has committed to develop specialty hospitals and satellite units in Sarawak as part of its election program in order to prioritize healthcare and welfare in the state. Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng, MP for Miri, said in a statement that Sarawak’s health system is in critical state and that special appropriations are required. If …

PETALING JAYA – Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba confirmed that more than 600 frontliners in the medical sector has been infected by Covid-19 since February. Out of the more 600 healthcare workers, 406 belongs to the government hospitals while the rest are from the private hospitals and university. According to Dr Adham, one of the policy taken to …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday approved a Cabinet recommendation to again place Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan under a more stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until August 18. kung kaya’t kinonsidera ng Pangulo ang kanilang pakiusap na ibalik ang ilang highly urbanized cities sa Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine upang makontrol ang pagkalat ng virus. …

The Social Security Organizing Agency (BPJS) Healthcare again reminded about the provisions of fines for participant arrears who will reactivate their membership. The payment of the fine must be made by the participant or employer 45 days after the membership is active again. BPJS Healthcare participants will be temporarily revoked if membership is in arrears. This is in accordance with …

FLORIDA – Two healthcare workers were confronted by another shopper and accused of ‘spreading the virus’ for having their medical scrubs on while inside a grocery store. The heated encounter was captured on video where another shopper harrassed Juliann Roberts, an audiologist together with her companion at Winn-Dixie supermarket. According to Roberts, the woman confronted them and was told that …

In 2019, the value of the Thailand medical device market rose to 176 billion baht (US$6 billion) – a 70 percent increase in the past decade, according to official figures from Thailand’s Office of Industrial Economics. Thailand ranks ahead of Singapore as the most important importer and exporter of such products in the ten-member Associations of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), …