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1 in 4 children in Sabah not fully immunised — UNICEF study finds undocumented children face the biggest barriers to health, nutrition, and safety. Malaysia must close the gap. 👶 https://t.co/VknENe8l27

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Malaysia's MOH doctors accepted for subspecialty training often get less than a month's notice to relocate their families. Specialists in their 40s, no accommodation help. Fix the timeline. 🏥 https://t.co/SxotbRDgCL

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1,020+ complaints in 5 years — MMA fully backs Malaysia MOH crackdown on unlicensed health premises. "A needle in the wrong hands can potentially kill." Enforcement must be sustained, not seasonal. 💉 https://t.co/PqdQmCfCyS

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RSV is the #1 cause of infant hospitalisation in Malaysia — ventilation needs jumped from 9.4% to 32.5% post-pandemic. Paediatricians say it's time nirsevimab enters the national immunisation programme. 👶 https://t.co/U5a6mN5SlI

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High Court ruled nicotine vape delisting was unlawful. Now LCNM calls on Malaysia to relist liquid nicotine under the Poisons List and revisit the tobacco Generational End Game ban. 🚬 https://t.co/hmul7NbhIA

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49 NGOs to Malaysia MOH: Your 233,831 vape enforcement compounds are mostly ground-level fines — not action against online sales to teens. Show us the real digital enforcement data. 📊 https://t.co/eekcALbSNz

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Melaka just launched drive-through pharmacy services at 4 public facilities — collect your meds without leaving your car. Simple innovation, big quality-of-life win. 🚗 https://t.co/YZXbFsq3YI

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Malaysia's Health Minister has until June 15 to appeal the High Court ruling that liquid nicotine delisting was unlawful — as of June 4, no appeal filed yet. The clock is ticking. ⚖️ https://t.co/ZpPZ2vQBhL

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Healthcare tourism is leaning harder into AI and predictive analytics. Useful — but only if the gains reach patients, not just the sales pitch. 🤖 https://t.co/AvnWy55Wlb

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MOH says it will tighten action against unlicensed healthcare premises. Good. The real test is whether the raids, prosecutions and follow-through actually happen. ⚖️ https://t.co/0VeAIVa518

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Sarawak may soon get a Fudan-linked medical school. Not just education news — it’s a blunt admission that the doctor shortage needs structural fixes. 🎓 https://t.co/zZymWE9HbN

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Malaysia may make long-term care insurance mandatory as ageing and dementia care costs surge.

Done badly, it’s another tax.
Done right, it may stop families going broke. 🏥

https://t.co/K576owhYi9

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Pharmaniaga’s Health Ministry supply deal gives revenue visibility to mid-2029 — and underlines how diabetes care is now a steady policy/business story. 💉 https://t.co/k40GR85HuA

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Malaysia’s radiographer shortage is getting hard to ignore: Johor, Kedah and Sabah are down to ~1:10,000. Expect longer waits for scans unless staffing catches up. 🩻 https://t.co/vuemLrbM8d

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El Niño is forecast to hit SE Asia mid-2026, bringing haze — and danger for Malaysia's asthma patients. Doctors urge poorly-controlled patients to review inhaler stocks now, before air quality deteriorates. 🌫️ https://t.co/uNQtOonSZd

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Children as young as 10 are getting mushroom-flavoured vapes from shops and online — one or two puffs can cause seizures, hallucinations, and self-harm. NGO urges much stronger enforcement. https://t.co/a5a5J1r1q4

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Police have widened the "mushroom vape" probe in Melaka after a student's arrest — tracing the supply chain that put synthetic psychoactive drugs into a 14-year-old's hands. 🚔 https://t.co/L8JRPwcKR3

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Malaysia's MOH is blocking 4 websites selling vape products — triggered after a teen girl self-harmed under the influence of "mushroom-flavoured" vape. 34,903 enforcement ops since the Smoking Act kicked in. 🚭 https://t.co/ZG5gC2zZ7w

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Cutting housemen hours doesn't cut the workload — it just pushes it onto medical officers doing 30-hour calls while studying for specialist exams. A MO warns the system survives only because MOs quietly absorb everything. ⚕️ https://t.co/GQ9laSPQPc

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A family travelling with a child with cerebral palsy was removed from a flight over an FAA-approved special seat. AirAsia X is now reviewing its policies after backlash. This should not happen in 2026.
https://t.co/eC5wUiFN21