A report has uncovered recently that a huge disparity has been seen in the number of people on waiting list for organ donations in Malaysia as well as in the number of donations of organs made. Thus, the doctors would now be needed to report the organ transplants performed by them each month to the National Transplant Resource Centre.

National charity Children’s Wish Society of Malaysia (CWS) has fulfilled the wish of an eight-year-old boy, Mohd Ridzuan Shah, who is suffering from leukemia by presenting him a game console and Transformers toy on Friday.

In his speech at The Children Forum 2011, Datuk Dr Joshua Peter Tan – president of the United National Organisation of Children Malaysia (UNCOM) – said that the rights of children must be considered in the divorce proceedings of their parents.

As Malaysia is making its way towards becoming the most sophisticated health care hub, the Health Minister is aiming to attract more than 437,000 tourists to experience what the local healthcare industry has to offer. The Deputy Health Minister, Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin is hoping that the health care sector will help country in generating an income about RM431 million this year.

A media report has revealed that the school report cards of Malaysian students will include their Body Mass Index (BMI) along with their academic performance. The government has taken this step to fight obesity which is constantly increasing among the kids. The figures of Health Ministry reveal that about a quarter of Malaysian children are overweight and more than 10% are obese.

Mr. Asia Datuk Abdul Malek Noor, 54, has a doubt that the durians he consumed prior to the charity football match caused him a heart attack. He marked his statement yesterday when he was met at Pantai Hospital Ipoh by saying that “I don't think the durians had to do with the blockage (of the arteries)”.

The people residing in Limbang are advised to take precautionary measures against cholera. There has been an outbreak of cholera which led to 111 cases over the past week.

Bright Malaysian students who are not economically sound and cannot afford to pay the sky-rocketing fees of medical courses have a reason to cheer.

The Women’s Heart Health Organization (WH20) has called for more education and awareness on heart problems of women. The motto of WH20 on International Women’s Day is ‘Healthy heart, happy woman’.

The occurrence of heart disease in women is more common than cancer. Every woman is aware of breast cancer; experts suggest that heart disease requires equal awareness among woman. The number of deaths of women due to heart attacks and strokes is about two and a half times higher than deaths caused by all types of cancer.