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Worrying climb in suicide rate requires urgent action, says health minister 'Society needs to be more open when talking about mental health'

October 10, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s suicide rate has more than doubled in the past four years, said the Minister of Health on Wednesday,…

Mental health helpline plagued by hundreds of nuisance calls The 145 helpline received over 1,300 calls in six months

September 29, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Nearly 300 nuisance calls were made to the mental health helpline, six months after it was launched to help…

MoH health targets: Cut mortality rate for NCDs, introduce mental health action plan The ministry launches five-year strategic plan centred on reducing prevlance of non-communicable disease

September 12, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health is aiming to reduce deaths from non-communicable disease (NCDs) to 10 percent per 100,000 people,…

BIMST seeks to expand role in promoting ASEAN’s public health goals Sub-grouping holds meeting in Brunei to review its role in regional health agenda

July 31, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore-Thailand Public Health (BIMST) Conference will undergo a review in order to revamp its role in supporting public…

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An end to the AIDS epidemic? Huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission The success of the medicine means that if everyone with HIV were fully treated, there would be no further infections

May 4, 2019

PARIS (AFP) – HIV-suppressing medication can make the AIDS virus “untransmittable” even among couples who have sex without using condoms, new research showed…

‘Brunei’s cancer treatment is first world standard’ Since the introduction of radiotherapy at the Brunei Cancer Centre, more than 600 cases have been treated

April 16, 2019

BRUNEI-MUARA – The sultanate has the capacity to treat “95 to 98 percent of all cancers”, making cancer treatment in Brunei on par…

MoH to conduct nationwide survey on student health The survey will collect data on tobacco and drug use, as well as risk factors for non-communicable disease

April 12, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) will be conducting a nationwide survey at schools to assess the habits and behaviours…

MoH budget gets 12% bump, bulk of which to pay more local professionals The ministry will be introducing a number of new initiatives including a medicine delivery service

March 21, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) tabled $386.8 million budget for the 2019/2020 fiscal year, a 12 percent increase from…

National health screening launched to curb growing rate of NCDs Individuals aged 40 and above can register for the service, aimed at early detection of cancer, heart disease

February 15, 2019

BRUNEI-MUARA – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has introduced a National Health Screening Programme in an effort to curb non-communicable disease among Bruneians through…

Suicide rate falls by a third globally, data shows Globally, men commit suicide at twice the rate women do

February 8, 2019

PARIS (AFP) – Suicides have fallen globally by more than a third since 1990, according to a far-reaching analysis released Thursday that highlighted…

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