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Meta-description The Malaysian Medical Association calls for accountability regarding 104 faulty ventilators bought from China via Pharmaniaga without proper documentation.

Medical Channel Asia presents the weekly Asian medical news bulletin, bringing you essential healthcare news from across the region. This week’s bulletin covers expired vaccines in Malaysia, illegal drugs in Singapore and monkeypox in Indonesia. 

Is cold exposure linked to illness? Discover the science behind it. Are cold temperatures, wet hair, and air conditioning harmful? Find out.

The Philippines, grappling with an alarming TB burden, has witnessed a stark 37 percent decline in TB case notifications in 2020 due to the pandemic. However, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is stepping in with crucial support, launching a dedicated TB Recovery Plan to bolster the National TB Program’s efforts in combating this scourge. We also spoke with Dr. Hansel E. Ybañez, field operations manager for USAID.

Medical Channel Asia presents the weekly Asian medical news bulletin, bringing you essential healthcare news from across the region. This week’s bulletin covers monkeypox in Indonesia, mental health in Malaysia and air pollution in Thailand.

Medical Channel Asia presents the weekly Asian medical news bulletin, bringing you essential healthcare news from across the region. This…

Discover the shift in Singaporeans’ healthcare spending habits post-pandemic, and its effects on the community.

Medical Channel Asia presents the weekly Asian medical news bulletin, bringing you essential healthcare news from across the region. This week’s bulletin covers more beds in Singapore hospitals, high temperatures in Indonesia and healthy eating initiative in Malaysia.

The Health Ministry (MOH) has ramped up its vigilance in anticipation of Disease X, assured Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan. The unknown pathogen, tagged by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a potential epidemic-causing agent, has Asia, particularly Malaysia, on its toes.