Materia Medica Malaysiana

Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia -- News Headlines: "Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian researchers will work with global partners to achieve the worldwide target of eliminating cancer by 2015, Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng said Thursday.
He said the seven institutes under the National Health Institute of Malaysia would be linked to renowned health research institutes such as the National Health Institute (NIH) at Bethesda, USA and the Swedish Karolynska Health Institute.
�We are looking at various fields of co-operation as well as research grants for Malaysians to do research at NIH USA,� he told reporters after a cheque presentation by Marie France Bodyline Sdn Bhd for SMI Women Entrepreneur Award here.
The SMI Women Entrepreneur Award would be presented during the SMI Recognition Award Series 2003 at Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre tonight (Friday).
Chua said during his recent visit to the US, he visited Bethesda and was impressed with the research conducted at the 21 institutes under the NIH there.
�Malaysians are particularly keen to collaborate with the US National Cancer Institute, the forerunners for the cancer research worldwide as well as in the field of bio-science.�
�We are concerned over the cancer cases in the country and NIH Malaysia is hopeful that it will be part of the international collaboration to eliminate cancer by 2015,� he said.
�We will start the international network this month, and the Institute of Traditional Medicine, under NIH Malaysia will establish the link. Already, the China National Academy of Traditional Medicine has agreed to work with us,� he said.
At the same news conference, Chua also said all agencies under his ministry had been directed to enforce the law against the sale of unregistered medicine including imitation viagra pills.- Bernama "