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Tuberculosis deaths rose during pandemic, reversing years of decline - WHO

Tuberculosis deaths rose during pandemic, reversing years of decline - WHO

'The Covid-19 pandemic severely derailed efforts to tackle the disease.'

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553 percent spike in Kelantan Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

553 percent spike in Kelantan Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

This is against 237 cases between January and early May last year.

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LETTER | Protect 'our planet, our health'

LETTER | Protect 'our planet, our health'

WHO has a five-point plan that encourages us to take action.

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Floods: MOH ready to deal with water-borne diseases

Floods: MOH ready to deal with water-borne diseases

Minister warns of a possible increase in cholera, typhoid and leptospirosis.

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LETTER | Foreign workers' dorms - time-bombs for infectious diseases

LETTER | Foreign workers' dorms - time-bombs for infectious diseases

Dormitory operators face a conflict of interest between providing decent housing and reaping maximum profit.

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WHO chief says pandemic ‘far from over’, worried about children

WHO chief says pandemic ‘far from over’, worried about children

CORONAVIRUS | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expresses concern that the health of children is being threatened by the impact of the pandemic on vaccination programmes for other diseases.

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Countries must prioritise routine immunisation of children

Countries must prioritise routine immunisation of children

Concerns are raised about a resurgence of diseases in 2020, especially if vaccination rates fall due to the delay of scheduled immunisation activities as a result of Covid-19.

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Health Ministry monitoring polio - Dzulkefly

Health Ministry monitoring polio - Dzulkefly

This comes after reports of a polio outbreak in the Philippines recently.

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Dengue tops list of infectious diseases with over 70k cases

Dengue tops list of infectious diseases with over 70k cases

PARLIAMENT | HFMD second in list with 26,030 cases since 2015, says Health Ministry.

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