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Perak govt wants fluoride included in water treatment
Sivanesan said the practice of adding fluoride into water stopped in 2016 after the Health Ministry halted subsidies. IPOH, Sept 21 – The Perak state government will talk to the Perak Water Board (LAP) to include fluoride in its water supply to help maintain people’s dental health. State Health committee chairman A. Sivanesan said the […]
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Fluoride removal using locally available red soil wins “Best Paper Award”
A study on sustainable water treatment by Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Malaysia (Curtin Sarawak) senior lecturer of geology, Dr MV Prasanna, has earned him a ‘Best Paper Award’ from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia. Dr Prasanna, from the Department of Applied Geology in Curtin Sarawak’s Faculty of Engineering […]
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Concern over absence of fluoride in water supplies
Kota Kinabalu: The Health Ministry plans to seek a clarification from the Water Department after fluoride was found absent in water supplies. Deputy Health Director (Dental), Dr Dzulkifli Salleh, said on Saturday that his officers will meet with officers from the department this Jan 29, demanding the status of the water fluoridation programme. He explained […]
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Rethink fluoride plan, Minister told
Kota Kinabalu: The Young Malaysians Movement (YMM) Sabah urged the Health Ministry to reconsider its plan to add fluoride to the water supply to address dental health problems in Sabah in view of the chemical’s negative effect on health in the long-run. Its Chairman, Deric Chiew, said the move does not resolve the problem and […]
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Water fluoridation In Sabah to begin by year-end
KOTA KINABALU, June 18 (Bernama) — The first phase of a water flouridation [sic] programme for Sabah is scheduled to commence at the end of this year. Sabah had earlier announced that it would receive a RM2.5 million allocation for the purpose under the Tenth Malaysian Plan. Deputy Chief Minister and state Infrastructure Development Minister […]
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Sabah: Water fluoridation to begin
KOTA KINABALU: The Government and Sabah have agreed on a water fluoridation programme in the state after surveys showed that it has the highest incidence of bad teeth among children. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said a 2009 survey showed that out of every 10 children aged 12, five had dental caries […]
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Caries among Sabah kids still highest
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah continues to record the highest prevalence of caries among Malaysian children, said Health Deputy Minister Datuk Rosnah Abd Rashid Shirlin. She said although the oral health of Malaysians has improved remarkably over the last 30 years, the improvement has eluded Sabah. According to her, survey data shows persistent high caries with minimal […]
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Water fluoridation in Sabah safe: Ministry
The Ministry of Health has vouched for the safety of the water fluoridation programme in Sabah. In a response to concerns voiced by the Consumer Association of Penang, its Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the dental fraternity in Malaysia was vigilant on issues of safety and health on fluoride use worldwide. “The […]
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Consumers’ Association of Penang: Stop fluoridation of M’sian, Sabah water supply
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned that water fluoridation is to be re-introduced into Sabah’s public water supply next year as reported in the Bernama dated Dec 28, 2010. Water fluoridation was discontinued in 1989 by the then Sabah government which feared that inadequate supervision in the process of adding fluoride to the […]
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Water fluoridation for Sabah In 2011 after 21 years
Water fluoridation would be re-introduced into Sabah’s public water supply next year. Health Deputy Minister Datuk Rosnah Abd Rashid Shirlin, disclosing this to Bernama here today, said the project was under the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP). “An allocation of RM2.5 million has been set for it,” she added. Water fluoridation was discontinued in 1989 by […]
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