This paper is based on the beta-thalassaemia programme at the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan, Sabah. It seeks to show that a hypertransfusion regimen which improves the quality of life of children with thalassaemia major can be practised in district and general hospitals if there is an organised blood recruitment programme, at least at departmental level. Such a programme reduces the demand...

An unusual new species of green lacewing (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Semachrysa jadesp. n.) is described from Selangor (Malaysia) as a joint discovery by citizen scientist and professional taxonomists. The incidental nature of this discovery is underscored by the fact that the species was initially photographed and then released, with images subsequently posted to an online image database. It was...

Between January 1983 and June 1986, 62 cases of meningitis were seen in the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan, Sabah. The commonest organism were H. influenza (14.5%) Strep Pneumoniae (12.9%) tuberculosis (12.9%) L monocytogenes (12.9%) and N. meningitidis (11.3%). There was a strong association between meningitis and the following: Children under one year of age, from a low socioeconomic grou...

Five new species of Notosacantha are described from Borneo (Sabah): N. flaviventris Borowiec and Takizawa sp. nov. (also described from Sumatra), N. flavosuturata Świętojańska and Takizawa sp. nov., N. minuta Świętojańska and Takizawa sp. nov., N. obscuricornis Borowiec and Takizawa sp. nov. and N. ovoidea Borowiec and Świętojańska sp. nov. New records for nine other species, a check list and k...

Abstract Garcinia forbesii is a wild type of plant that have been long used traditionally with broad utilities in several fields like medicines, cosmetics, food and neutraceutics. Increasing awareness towards the use phytochemicals other derives products worldwide has broaden study bioactivities from industrial sectors. Therefore, present aims to screen antioxidant properties fruits leaves by e...

As a measure to curb the deadly Covid-19 virus, Malaysian government has implemented National Immunisation Programme (PICK) in early February 2021 achieve herd immunity by 2022. However, several factors have influenced success of programme, including accessibility, role social media, religious concerns and variety other reasons. Therefore, this paper determines that influence perceptions youth ...