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News Malaysia » Health: Southeast Asia Women Citizen Dialogue in Malaysia Brings Leaders, Experts and Young People Together to Advance Women’s Leadership and Safety

News channel or source: https://unu.edu/global-health/press-release/southeast-asia-women-citizen-dialogue-malaysia-brings-leaders-experts
Published on: Friday 28 August 2026

SEA-WCD Malaysia Connects Government, United Nations, Academia, Olympic and Combat Sports Leaders with the Next Generation of Malaysian Leaders ...

News Malaysia » Health: Addressing youth mental health in Southeast Asia: a call to action with a spotlight on Malaysia

News channel or source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(26)00176-8/fulltext
Published on: Thursday 23 July 2026

In Malaysia, 1 in 6 children aged 5–15 experience mental health difficulties, with this burden doubling between 2019 and 2023.1 Additionally, approximately 46% of youth report difficulties related to ...

News Malaysia » Health: Guardian Girls Malaysia Officially Launches in Kuala Lumpur

News channel or source: https://unu.edu/global-health/press-release/guardian-girls-malaysia-officially-launches-kuala-lumpur
Published on: Thursday 27 August 2026

Japan Embassy Hosts Reception Bringing Government, UN, Academia and Malaysia’s National Combat Sports Organizations Together to Empower Women & Girls ...

News Malaysia » Health: HMPV Cases Surge In Malaysia; Health Ministry Urges People To Remain Vigilant

News channel or source: https://www.thehealthsite.com/news/hmpv-cases-surge-in-malaysia-health-ministry-urges-people-to-remain-vigilant-1170173/
Published on: Sunday 05 January 2025

In a recent development on HMPV spread, Malaysia has also reported a significant rise in human metapneumovirus or HMPV cases in the past few months. This comes as an alarming news as China too has ...

News Malaysia » Health: Malaysia boosts digital health funding to $250M

News channel or source: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/malaysia-boosts-digital-health-funding-250m
Published on: Thursday 03 September 2026

The additional $87 million will support internet connectivity and EMR rollout as the government brings forward its public healthcare digitalisation target from 2045 to 2028.

News Malaysia » Health: Malaysia chairs ASEAN health meeting after 22 years

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/malaysia-chairs-asean-health-meeting-after-22-years/ar-AA2bLy9a
Published on: Monday 07 September 2026

The five-day meeting will launch a new regional health road map and strengthen cooperation on pandemics, emerging diseases and healthcare systems.

News Malaysia » Health: How Public And Private Reforms Dramatically Improved Access To Dialysis Therapy In Malaysia

News channel or source: https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0135
Published on: Wednesday 18 February 2009

Between 1990 and 2005, dialysis treatment rates in Malaysia increased more than eightfold. Dialysis treatment reached a level comparable to rates in developed countries. This remarkable transformation ...

News Malaysia » Health: Improving Health Care Coverage, Equity, And Financial Protection Through A Hybrid System: Malaysia’s Experience

News channel or source: https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/pdf/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0863
Published on: Tuesday 01 August 2017

Malaysia has made substantial progress in providing access to health care for its citizens and has been more successful than many other countries that are better known as models of universal health ...

News Malaysia » Health: Celcom partners with Malaysia-based digital health platform DoctorOnCall

News channel or source: https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/asia/celcom-partners-malaysia-based-digital-health-platform-doctoroncall
Published on: Monday 24 February 2020

Celcom, the oldest mobile telecommunication provider in Malaysia, a member of the Axiata group of companies, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DoctorOnCall, a digital ...

News Malaysia » Health: Malaysia needs innovative fiscal measures for sustainable health financing

News channel or source: https://eastasiaforum.org/2020/05/15/malaysia-needs-innovative-fiscal-measures-for-sustainable-health-financing/
Published on: Friday 15 May 2020

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for 73 per cent of total deaths in Malaysia in 2015, with half of these being due to cardiovascular diseases. This health burden is growing as the prevalence ...