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MOH Working On Digitalizing Health Records

Feb 28, 2024

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The Health Ministry is working on rolling out the Electronic Health Records system, to streamline access to patients’ medical information and history.

This means digital versions of a patient’s data will be stored in a central location, instead of having them scattered across various healthcare facilities.

This will make it easier for healthcare providers in the public and private sectors to access the information seamlessly.

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The Education Ministry is currently finalizing the extension of compulsory schooling until Form Five, which it says is necessary to tackle the high number of school dropouts.

Currently, it is only compulsory for kids to attend school until Year Six.

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The Immigration Department says it has not given up on tracking down the remaining 30 or so foreigners who are still at large, after fleeing from the Bidor detention depot earlier this month.

The escapees are currently believed to be hiding among members of their own community in the surrounding areas.

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Police have expressed concern about the rise in statutory rape cases involving those under the age of 16…which increased by nearly 12 percent last year.

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A six-year-old autistic child, who was reported missing by is mother yesterday, has been found drowned at a retention pond in Petaling Jaya.

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KL Police say 17 main roads around the city center will be closed in stages from 6.30am to 9am this Sunday for a cycling event.