The Health | april, 2020
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04-05
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Manvikram creates history
with award
• USM-Merican Mobile Clinic
• Talian Kasih 15999 is now a
toll-free service
• 2.5 Million doses of polio
vaccines to curb polio
outbreak in Sabah
• UMSC's multifaceted
approach to reducing pain
• Covid-19 sharing
06-07
Boycott unhygienic
eateries
• Johor, Selangor enforce
smoking ban
• Export boost for Malaysian
Healthcare travel exporters at
Arab Health Expo
• Healthcare travel promotion
despite Covid-19
• Malaysia's first 5G-connected
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Sales & Marketing
Department
Gamma Knife treatment
gaining popularity
There has been increased
demand for Gamma Knife
stereotactic radiosurgery since
2014 when it was introduced in
Malaysia
• MenCare, a project to get
men more involved with
breast cancer
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14-16
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08-09
Price hikes across the industry
in 2020
On average, the increases came
in at 5.1%
• Big tech's here to stay
• Nurturing biosimilar for
success
10-12
Resilient amidst a crisis
The world’s largest glove
manufacturer is expanding
production to meet surging
demand
• Staying healthy and wealthy
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18-19
20-21
An alarmning rise in kidney
disease patients
However, the introduction of
biosimilar products can bring
some cost relief to many of
these patients
• Physical activity will help
prevent kidney disease
• Biosimilars a timely boost
for kidney patients
• Duopharma sets frontier
for biosimilars
• Early screening vital in
treating kidney diseasec
Infographics
Malaysia must prepare for
local transmission
The infection of Coronavirus
Disease (COVID-19) seems
to be under control for
Malaysia for a questionable
reason but Malaysi a must
be prepared for local
transmission possibilities
• Prevention is better than
cure
The Corona-Beer or Japanese
car?
The world economy looks set
to be badly affected
• Covid-19 global panic