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News Malaysia » Sabah » Health: Medicine from the sky: MCMC and Health Ministry to begin drone deliveries in Tawau

News channel or source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/07/19/medicine-from-the-sky-mcmc-and-health-ministry-to-begin-drone-deliveries-in-tawau/228168

Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), in collaboration with the Health Ministry, will launch a pilot project using drones ...

News Malaysia » Sabah » Health: Sabah doctor shortage: Health Ministry plans 560 permanent medical officer postings from October

News channel or source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/07/09/sabah-doctor-shortage-health-ministry-plans-560-permanent-medical-officer-postings-from-october/226994

Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026

The Ministry of Health (MOH) will appoint 560 new permanent medical officers for Sabah starting this October, in a direct bid to ease the state’s ...

News Malaysia » Sabah » Health: After viral Sabah hospital post, Sabah Health Dept cites familiar strain and overcrowding

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/health/general/after-viral-sabah-hospital-post-sabah-health-dept-cites-familiar-strain-and-overcrowding/ar-AA26MED4

Published on: Sunday 28 June 2026

KOTA KINABALU, June 29 — Sabah's Health Department has responded to a viral Facebook post depicting the ...

News Malaysia » Sabah » Health: Undocumented children and those in rural Sabah lag in health, digital access, says Unicef study

News channel or source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/06/05/undocumented-children-and-those-in-rural-sabah-lag-in-health-digital-access-says-unicef-study

Published on: Friday 05 June 2026

KOTA KINABALU: Undocumented children and those living in harder to reach places are among those facing some of the greatest barriers to overall wellbeing, United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) ...

News Malaysia » Sabah » Health: Sabah needs autonomy to solve doctor shortage, says health think tank

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/health/general/sabah-needs-autonomy-to-solve-doctor-shortage-says-health-think-tank/ar-AA21aClF

Published on: Friday 17 April 2026

PETALING JAYA: A health think tank has urged Sabah to seek autonomy over the recruitment and deployment of healthcare personnel to tackle its chronic doctor shortage, following a model similar to ...

News Malaysia » Sabah » Health: Infectious Diseases Society Kota Kinabalu Sabah-Menzies School of Health Research Program

News channel or source: https://www.nature.com/nature-index/institution-outputs/malaysia/infectious-diseases-society-kota-kinabalu-sabah-menzies-school-of-health-research-program/65f7ccc0ec9d87d2c603bc54

Published on: Friday 31 January 2025

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The ...