This was the scene at the Bukit Mertajam General Hospital over the lunch break today (1.45pm) at the ophthalmology department. Some senior citizen patients who arrived for their appointments earlier this morning had not yet seen the doctors. Some...
The other day I accompanied a friend of mine to an eye clinic at a general hospital in the north of the peninsula. What greeted us was a smallish room in which dozens of people accompanied by family members...
Over a thousand people gathered at USM last night for the launch of the Relay for Life in Penang to support raising awareness of the fight against cancer. Special luminaria bags lit up the darkness in remembrance of loved...
I spoke to a former senior officer of the Penang Veterinary Department about the rabies cases in Penang and these are the notes from my conversation with him: Rabies is a serious issue. The last major incident on the mainland...
Penang recorded 3361 dengue cases until 15 August this year, that is about 2.8 times more than the 1183 cases for the same period in 2014. Eight deaths have been reported this year compared to five in the same...