PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a boon in telehealth services and adoption of healthier lifestyles among Malaysians in the fight against cancer, says the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM).
“Cancer care did not receive the same level of attention in the past as was the case in many countries during the pandemic.
“However, Covid-19 has had some positive impact on our healthcare system, ” AMM said in a statement issued in conjunction with World Cancer Day 2021 yesterday.
The academy noted the pandemic had accelerated the use of telehealth services for patients, including those with cancer, which helped bridge the access gap for the less mobile or those in rural areas.
PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 pandemic has been a boon for telehealth services and adoption of healthier lifestyles among Malaysians in the fight against cancer, says the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM).
“Cancer care did not receive the same level of attention this past year, as was the case in many countries throughout the world during the pandemic.
“However, Covid-19 has had some positive impacts on our healthcare delivery system too, ” AMM said in a statement issued in conjunction with World Cancer Day 2021 on Thursday (Feb 4).
The academy noted that the pandemic had accelerated the use of telehealth services for patients, including those with cancer, which helped bridge the access gap for the less mobile or those in the rural areas.
Health DG hails guidelines for management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus 30 Jan 2021 / 19:29 H.
PETALING JAYA: Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham (
pix) hailed the publication of the 6th edition of the Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) as a way to improve diabetes care in the country.
The publication was jointly produced by a team of 69 experts under the auspices of the Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society (MEMS), Ministry of Health, Academy of Medicine Malaysia, Diabetes Malaysia, and the Family Medicine Specialists’ Association of Malaysia.
It includes advances that have been incorporated into recommendations of the development of innovative treatments, technologies, and renewed emphasis on lifestyle interventions over the last five years which brings new hope of effectively managing this serious chronic disease and its life-threatening complications.
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THE Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) welcomes the government’s decision to engage with private sector healthcare providers to ease the burden on public hospitals and healthcare workers. On behalf of over 3,000 medical specialists in Malaysia from the public, private and academic sectors represented by the AMM, we are prepared to serve and assist the Health Ministry with its Covid-19 management plan, irrespective of our place of duty.
We acknowledge that there are many facets that need attention to streamline the public and private healthcare systems effectively and efficiently. This includes, but is not limited to, patient coverage, distribution of hospital beds and personal protective equipment, and fair compensation for healthcare workers.
We the undersigned view with much apprehension and concern the current status of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
Our national metrics paint a very bleak picture of Covid-19 pandemic management. Despite movement control orders (MCOs) and other health interventions, the daily reported cases are not decreasing.
The Cumulative Incidence Density (per 100,000 population) and the Infection Rate (active cases per 1,000 population) is not flattening, with the latest national Infection Rate registered at 0.879 per 1,000 population, meaning between eight and nine persons are actively infected for every 10,000 people.
The testing positive rate (rolling seven-day average) is rising, registering 8.9 percent on Jan 3,2021, well above the World Health Organization s (WHO) 5.0 percent benchmark of effective pandemic control and containment.