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A Simple Guide to MHIT and Medical Insurance in Malaysia
Introduction Many people purchase medical insurance without fully understanding why premiums keep rising or why different insurance products can feel different when someone needs treatment. This article explains, in plain language, what MHIT is, how it compares with conventional medical insurance, and why MHIT may help reduce medical cost inflation if implemented under the right…
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PrEP Must Be Implemented with Mandatory Behavioural Intervention
From a public health perspective, harm reduction is not confined to lowering biological risk alone. It must also address the behaviours that generate that risk. While HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is effective in reducing the probability of HIV transmission, it does not modify sexual risk behaviour and cannot replace personal responsibility or behavioural change.…
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Planetary Health Through an Islamic Lens
We live in the Anthropocene, an era defined by human impact on the planet. From greenhouse gases altering the climate to plastics filling our oceans, the footprint of humankind is everywhere. While this age is often spoken of with despair, Islam offers a way of looking at the world that can transform how we live…