News & Reviews:   Ministry of Health

It took the Malaysian government two months to make this announcement, but today, the New Straits Times reported that the Ministry of Health has decided to impose a full ban on the use and sale of electronic cigarettes and vape products. In a decisive public health push, the move signals a growing urgency to curb vaping-related risks, especially among youth and first-time users.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni has revealed that the Ministry of Health (MOH), through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is conducting a comprehensive study on AI technology in health screening. Speaking in Parliament today, Lukanisman asserted that pilot research is currently underway at the Cyberjaya, Kajang and Putrajaya hospitals. 

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced that beginning today (20 March 2023), you can book a government dental clinic appointment slot via the MySejahtera app. Implemented in phases, the appointment system would be available at all government dental clinics in Melaka and Penang in phase 1.

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni has announced that the government intends to turn MySejahtera into a digital public health super app. Moreover, in line with the national health service digitalisation plan, the app would become the national public health management tool.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that the appointment system on the MySejahtera app has been expanded to all primary health facilities beginning New Year’s Day (1 January 2023). This measure was made in order to improve service efficiency and client access at the health facilities.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today revealed that a total of 252,767 individuals have been screened for non-communicable diseases (NCD) as of yesterday (29 September 2022). The figure was recorded in MySejahtera, part of several health features that were previously added to the application.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin yesterday announced that the government will provide free WiFi for visitors and patients at all government hospitals in Malaysia. Moreover, Khairy said that the initiative will be implemented at Hospital Rembau in Negeri Sembilan first before being expanded to other public hospitals nationwide.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that all facilities under its helm will start going cashless from 1 October 2022. This is according to circular issued by its secretary-general, Datuk Harjeet Singh dated 21 June 2022.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced that its Online Clinic Appointment System is currently facing technical difficulties with efforts ongoing to rectify the issue. A total of 112 government clinics are affected by the technical issue, with the system expected to return to normal only after 20 July 2022.

Recently, we shared a few essential tech tips for post-pandemic international travel, including familiarising yourself with a specific country’s contact tracing app. Well, that includes our country’s own MySejahtera app, which until today requires those entering Malaysia to fill in its Traveller Pass feature.

However, the requirement will be rescinded starting this 4 July 2022 for Malaysians coming back home from overseas, though it will still be enforced for foreign nationals entering our country. This was announced by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin through a Ministry of Health statement yesterday.