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P04-06 | Local News

• Pharmaniaga reports strong financial performance

• Mega healthcare merger gets green light

• TDM has no plans to list healthcare arm

P07 | Foreign News

• Corporate moves by big pharma

P08-10 | Cover Story Guiding Malaysia ’ s healthcare reform HCTM ’ s ambitious Health Technopolis set to pioneer the future of healthcare in Malaysia

P12 The natural look Johnson & Johnson introduces two new nature-inspired beauty contact lenses

P13 Rising demand for contact lenses Johnson & Johnson ’ s latest launch embraces emerging consumer preferences

P14 Beauty in every blink Introducing Mystic Style and Timeless , designed to enhance natural eye beauty

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P15 Upholding human rights in HIV prevention and care We must acknowledge personcentred approaches recognising the connection between human rights and public health outcomes

P16 Treatment of ' superbugs ' infections Measures taken in seeking medicine must align with and embrace Islamic legal principles known as Maqasid al-Shari ’ ah

P17 Empowering pharmacists through dispensing separation Pharmacists serve as an essential information gateway for patients seeking to understand their medication

P18-19 In dire straits Malaysia ’ s healthcare system is in a crisis due to a shortage of healthcare professionals