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The Health | august-September, 2020
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Contents
04-06 Cover Story
Doctor of Change
How Datuk Dr Hanafiah is modernising
Hospital Cancelor Tuanku Muhriz into
a smart hospital
07-09
Local news
• IJN scores a first with Micra AV
pacemaker
• Retail pharmacies not immune to
Covid-19 pandemic
• Healthcare system must be
restructured after hospital fires
16-17
Obesity and Covid-19
Those who are overweight are at
a higher risk if infected
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Smart Partnership
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10-13
Probe: Fighting the other pandemic
Are we fighting a losing battle against
dengue as the number of cases
continues to soar?
14-15
Combining innovation and quality
Fonterra ensures standards are maintained
in its manufacturing process
14-15
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Duopharma’s vaccine
bottling advantage
It’s the only company with an accredited
fill-and-finish line dedicated to human
vaccines
19
Malaysia’s first commercial
biosimilar production facility
VentureTECH’s tripartite MoU will
carve a niche for Malaysia in the
biosimilar market
20
Using technology to fight Covid-19
International panellists at MIGHT seminar
reveal how technology helped their nations
fight the pandemic
21
Embracing the new normal
through digitization
Prevention and control of Covid-19 are very
much in the hands of Malaysians