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The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) supports the Malaysian Alliance for Effective Covid Control (MAECC)’s call for allowing Ivermectin use under the emergency use authorisation (EUA) together with the current vaccination programme. The government must respond positively to the call as it is to save lives. If adopted, Malaysia would be among the 32 countries worldwide to use this drug in...

What’s that written on the label of your bottle of shampoo, deodorant or mascara? Cosmetics and personal care products can contain harmful endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and other substances of concern, but their labels can be hard to read. The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and Tegengif offer a checklist of toxic ingredients to avoid when you go shopping.

Ever since the pandemic started we have been hearing one word repeat itself in terms of the Malaysian public healthcare system. The word is shortage. As Covid-19 started, we had a shortage of Covid testing. The shortage of testing was understandably worse outside of the capital. That is because Malaysia had not set up enough testing capacity across the country. In the OECD countries, they...

Economic activity drives the demand for paint. In many developing countries, including Malaysia, lead paint is still widely used. Presently in Malaysia there is no law to ban the use of lead in paints. This adversely impacts human health and subsequently has a detrimental effect on the economy. The introduction of lead paint laws will eliminate the use of lead in paint. This will break the cycle...