Tag: Health
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Officials launch door-to-door mosquito alert after ovitrap index hits 64%
Health officials are knocking on 30,000 doors to warn residents about mosquitoes after the city’s ovitrap index hit 63.9% in August – a level that signals ... -
Gov’t shifts health policy toward prevention with rewards app
Macau is expanding its push for preventive care with a yearlong competition that uses digital health tracking, points and rewards to encourage healthier lifestyles and regular ... -
Macau, Hengqin create fast-track channel for innovative TCM
Under a new cross-border cooperation agreement, Macau and Hengqin pharmaceutical regulators have created a coordinated channel to help modern traditional Chinese medicines developed in Hengqin secure ... -
Cancer patients, immunocompromised people face higher shingles risk
Cancer patients and people with weakened immune systems face a significantly higher risk of developing shingles and suffering serious complications, medical experts said at a health ... -
The low-sugar trap: When less sugar doesn’t mean more health
As health awareness rises globally, reducing sugar intake has become a mainstream consumer choice. From beverages to baked goods, low-sugar and sugar-free products are flooding the ... -
Gov’t expands hepatitis and cancer screening programs
The Health Bureau (SSM) is expanding disease screening and prevention programs, including hepatitis testing and cancer screening, as part of the government’s efforts to promote early ... -
Flu remains city’s most reported infectious disease in July
Macau recorded 2,936 cases of notifiable diseases in July, with influenza remaining the most commonly reported infection in the community, according to the latest data from ... -
Men face higher skin cancer risk due to poor sun protection
Skin cancer cases are rising more rapidly among men in Macau than women, largely because men are less likely to protect themselves from the sun, the ... -
ER wait times cut by 10%, SSM says
The Health Bureau (SSM)director, Alvis Lo, told lawmakers yesterday that the average adult emergency department waiting time in the first half of this year was 54 ... -
Gov’t rolls out smart mosquito traps to combat rising breeding rates
The Health Bureau (SSM) has acquired 30 intelligent mosquito traps from mainland China for testing, following two consecutive months of yellow-alert ovitrap readings in May and ... -
Ella Lei calls for stronger public–private healthcare collaboration and clearer medical talent pipeline
Speaking ahead of yesterday’s legislative session, Ella Lei urged the government to accelerate reforms in community healthcare and strengthen collaboration among the public, private, and non-profit ... -
SSM to step up hepatitis B screening and prevention
The Health Bureau (SSM) on Tuesday announced an expanded push to curb hepatitis B infections. The initiative includes broader screening, expanded treatment access, and community outreach, ... -
Beijing medical team rotation completed at Macau Union Medical Center
The Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) Macau Medical Center announced that it recently completed the handover of responsibilities between a new cohort of Beijing-based medical ... -
Macao Union Hospital accounts for 11% of public medical services
The Macao Union Medical Center has handled approximately 11% of the territory’s public specialist outpatient and imaging services in the first five months of 2026, according ... -
Childhood obesity climbs 2% from pre-pandemic levels, epidemiological study indicates
A recent epidemiological survey has revealed that the childhood obesity rate in Macau has risen by about 2 percentage points compared with 2020, indicating an upward ... -
Community leaders back long-term healthy weight plan ahead of SSM competition
Community leaders have praised the Health Bureau (SSM)’s weight-loss challenge for its results, urging the bureau to develop a network map of walking hotspots and facilities, ... -
Covid-19 transmission rises as gov’t steps up vaccinations at care homes
The local authorities have confirmed a recent upswing in Covid-19 transmission, with cluster infections already reported in several schools and residential care facilities, leading the Health ... -
Gov’t launches first aid and stroke centers to combat 600 annual emergency cases
With around 300 annual cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and 300 stroke patients arriving at public hospitals, Macau’s new “First Aid Training Center” and “Stroke Center” ... -
PUMCH performs routine robotic chest surgeries to treat major illnesses locally
The Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) announced today that its Department of Thoracic Surgery has successfully integrated Da Vinci robotic surgery into routine practice, having ... -
SSM urges summer safety vigilance as heat risks rise
Health officials reported no heat-related hospitalizations so far this year as the Health Bureau (SSM) launched a seasonal “Summer Safety” campaign, urging residents to guard against ... -
Macau Union Hospital expands ambulance service area to Coloane, parts of Taipa
The Macau Union Hospital has revealed plans to expand its community ambulance reception coverage in phases during the second half of this year, primarily taking responsibility ... -
Gov’t to map AED locations on One Account app, expand emergency network
Residents will soon be able to locate all public automated external defibrillators (AEDs) directly through the Macao One Account app, as authorities roll out three measures ... -
Macau TCM grant quotas exhausted after three firms secure MOP3 million each
Three pharmaceutical companies have each received MOP3 million in one-off GMP certification subsidies under Macau’s incentive scheme, fully exhausting the available quotas as the government accelerates ... -
New tobacco law to ban smoking near schools, hospitals and prohibit e-cigarettes
Smoking would be banned within 10 meters of hospitals, schools and child care facilities under new tobacco law amendments, while e-cigarettes would be completely outlawed. Following ... -
New ICU at Macao Union Medical Center to launch next month
A new intensive care unit (ICU) capable of treating more seriously ill patients will open at the Macao Union Medical Center next month, the center announced ... -
Healthcare subsidy scheme coverage of Guangdong to strengthen GBA Integration: Alvis Lo
Extending the Healthcare Subsidy Scheme to Guangdong “is a concrete step in implementing the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao GBA and the integrated development of Macau ... -
Private clinics account for over 76% of primary health care consultations in 2025
Private clinics accounted for more than three million consultations last year, representing 76.3% of all consultations at primary health care establishments in 2025. According to a ... -
New law on private medical institutions approved, ‘day hospitals’ now allowed
The Legislative Assembly (AL) passed the new law on Tuesday evening to amend the regulations governing the operation of private medical institutions in Macau. The law ... -
Macau completes first robot-assisted partial knee replacement
The Islands Healthcare Complex – Macao Medical Center of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) announced it has completed the city’s first robot-assisted unicompartmental knee replacement. ... -
Three-sided booth trial underway as gov’t expands smoke-free zones
Among the nine designated smoking areas surrounding Alameda Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção in NAPE, one has been converted into a three-sided, roofless open-air smoking booth for a ... -
Hypertension control rate hits 49% as 150,000 residents live with condition
Macau’s hypertension control rate stands at 49% of the total population, though the treatment control rate was 66.5% in 2025, with health authorities citing medication adherence ... -
MOP700 medical vouchers to include Guangdong clinics starting June
Macau’s 17-year-old Healthcare Subsidy Scheme has met expectations, authorities said, announcing that the subsidy amount will remain at MOP700, with this year’s vouchers available for use ... -
Smoking ban at school and daycare entrances to expand to 12 more sites
Smoking will be banned at the entrances of eight more schools and four more nurseries starting in June. The results of the public consultation on amendments ... -
Influenza cases rise nearly fivefold in March, authorities warn public
The Health Bureau (SSM) has urged residents to strengthen personal protective measures after a sharp rise in influenza cases, with 1,785 infections recorded in March. This ... -
SSM preps for peak mosquito season
As the territory enters its peak mosquito season, the risk of individual cases or community outbreaks from Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, which transmit diseases like dengue, will ...
