Public Caning Is Traumatic And Detrimental To Mental Health
Public caning has long-term, devastating consequences to a person’s mental health and self-esteem.
Public caning has long-term, devastating consequences to a person’s mental health and self-esteem.
Such targeted stigma, discrimination and criminalisation inevitably lead to the further marginalisation of an already marginalised community, which is a disaster for public health.
By 2030, it is estimated that 15 percent of the Malaysian population will be classified as senior citizens above the age of 60.
Crediting RM100 into a woman’s bank account directly each month is an act of encouraging autonomy and empowerment amongst B40 women.
What needs to urgently improve is the availability, affordability and accessibility of new and improved treatments for diseases such as cancer and rare diseases.
The taskforce in their future deliberations, should consider establishing the office of health procurement ombudsman.
Setting expectations.
We hope that the Ministry of Health in future measures will also share its plans to address the East Malaysia healthcare gap where there is an urgent need to bridge this urban-rural divide.
Women very likely determined the historic outcome which broke Barisan Nasional’s 60 year hold on the government.
We wish him the best of luck!