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 First of all I would like to thank all members for giving me and the Executive Committee of 2011-2013 the chance to contribute to our beloved association. I consider it a real privilege to be the President of the Malaysian Paediatric Association but looking back at all the previous prominent and eminent presidents, I know it will be a tough act to follow. However, with the support and cooperation of our 790 members, I will take it as a challenge and hopefully together we can steer MPA to greater heights and achievements. |
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Medicine is not just a career, but a calling |
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I have always felt keenly the suffering of animals. Since I was a child, I had wanted to be a vet. My parents persuaded me to abandon that idea by using the example of a vet whose university education was funded by the Public Service Commission. When he returned to Singapore , he was posted to serve his bond at the abattoirs. That was enough to persuade me to select my second career choice – a doctor. I have never regretted that decision. |
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Hazards in the air |
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 Air pollution can be a major problem for children with underlying respiratory illnesses. AIR pollution is a problem for everyone, not just people with respiratory diseases. Hence, when the days get hazy
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What We Don’t See |
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Sixty-eight years after the inaugural issue of The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Sir William Osler introduced the term “pediatrics.”
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My good friend Dr.Gopalkrisnan, a retired Anaesthetist who lives in Perth, once met His Holiness Sai Baba in India and asked His Holiness his 
The proposed theme is: Towards equity in child health. The event is organised by the Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA). 
The first Guidelines on Childhood Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) in Malaysia were published in 2001 by the College of Paediatrics, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMMCOP).
It is my greatest pleasure to be the editor of the first publication of this Newsletter of APPNA Steering Committee. Let me briefly walk you through from where we were in the formation of the Steering Committee.
