Health news in Likas Stadium Sabah
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Healthy ageing a lifelong process, not an old-age concern, says MHAS chairman
At the 11th Malaysian Conference on Healthy Ageing at the Sabah International Convention Centre in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society organising chairman Dr Wong Teck Wee said healthy ageing must be treated as a lifelong process rather than something that begins in old age. He stressed prevention, lifestyle choices and community participation, citing the HEPOP pilot programme with about 80 participants.
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Sarawak seeks special recruitment to fill 5,654 health department vacancies
Sarawak is pushing for a special recruitment exercise to fill 5,654 vacant posts in its Health Department, about 18 per cent of the workforce. Deputy Premier Dr Sim Kui Hian raised the proposal at the MA63 Implementation Action Council meeting in Kota Kinabalu, along with calls for health autonomy, clinic upgrades and 11,000 new posts.
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Healthy ageing conference opens in Kota Kinabalu, calls for rethink of homes and communities
The 11th Malaysian Conference on Healthy Ageing opened today at the Sabah International Convention Centre in Kota Kinabalu. Organising chairman Dr Wong Teck Wee said Malaysia must look beyond medical care and redesign homes, neighbourhoods, transport and public spaces so older people can stay independent. The two-day conference, themed 'Revolutionising Healthy Ageing', brings together health professionals, researchers and policymakers from Malaysia and abroad.
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Sabah CM calls for more hospitals, specialists to improve healthcare access
Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor said the state government wants improved healthcare facilities and more specialist doctors to serve its population. He spoke at the Borneo Zone Tobats (Reject Illegal Medicines) Roadshow in Tuaran, where he also mentioned a planned heart hospital in Kota Kinabalu.
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Health Ministry tightens air cargo controls with customs, border agency to fight drug smuggling
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad announced a strategic collaboration between the Health Ministry, Royal Malaysian Customs Department and the Border Control and Protection Agency to tighten controls on cargo and air entry points to combat illegal medicine smuggling. He spoke at the Kembara TOBaTS Borneo Zone program in Tuaran, Sabah, which was officiated by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Nationwide seizures of illegal medicines reached RM132.4 million from 2023 to 2025, with Sabah accounting for nearly RM4.507 million.
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RM500,000 approved for new equipment at Sabah's specialist dental centre
Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad has approved RM500,000 for new equipment at the Sabah Dental Specialist Centre in Kota Kinabalu. The centre, which opened in January, has seen over 8,500 patient visits and has reduced specialist treatment waiting times from three years to 18 months.