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Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical council aims to issue a ruling on whether a COVID-19 vaccine is halal, or permissible under Islam before the country is due to start a mass inoculation program using a Chinese vaccine next week. The world’s largest Muslim-majority country plans to launch vaccinations on Jan. 13 after obtaining 3 million doses …
Indonesia To Decide Whether COVID-19 Vaccine Is HalalRead More
NatureCeuticals Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian pharmaceutical company is set to soon launch its Nation’s first plant-based drug to combat cancer-related fatigue which is the most common debilitating syndrome associated with cancer and its treatment. The drug known as Nuvastatic TM is based on a proprietary extract formulation of a herb known popularly as Cat Whiskers …
Jakim is fast finalizing standards to certify vaccines including those for COVID-19, Halal Development Corporation (HDC) of Malaysia was quoted as saying. According to local daily Berita Harian, HDC CEO Hairol Ariffein Sahari said that Malaysia is expected to be the first country in the world to come up with halal standards that can be …
Japan may donate flu drug Avigan to other countries to cure COVID-19 patients. The medicine was made to treat influenza in Japan in the past. However, some doctors in Wuhan, China noted that the drug proved effective for treating COVID-19 patients as well. The Japanese government is planning to donate the drug to other countries …
Japan May Donate Flu Drug Avigan To Other Countries To Cure COVID-19 PatientsRead More
The Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine emphatically gives prominence to each individual’s temperament – or to use the Persian equivalent ‘Mizaj’- as a determining and key factor in deciding one’s lifestyle. In the Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine the excess or less of warmness and humidity define four essential temperaments of “Warm and Wet (sanguine or Damawiy)”, “Warm and …
Halal Status of Ethanol The word Khamr (alcoholic beverage), fermented fruits, was described in Quran 6 times; Alkhamr refers to the solution, which is produced from fruits or any natural sugar source by anaerobic fermentation and potentially could be used or lead to intoxication. The main ingredient of Alkhamer is ethanol, which is the chemical …
We all, as educated adults, know full well that halal vaccination is needed to save our children from polio and many other serious diseases. There have been many incidents that parents in Pakistan and many other Muslim countries refused to take vaccination to their children because they thought that vaccination being provided to their children …
Halal Vaccination Needed To Save Muslim Children WorldwideRead More
London:- The team at Nature’s Well Laboratories performed an exhaustive review of the state of the nutritional supplement market in the UK as it relates to Halal Certifications. The results were indeed eye opening, as it turned out that people in the Muslim community have been completely overlooked, and they wanted to change that. It …
UK Company Launches First HMC Halal Certified Vitamin RangeRead More
Malaysia seeks to boost medical tourism numbers by focusing more on medical tourists from the Gulf and other wealthy Muslim countries The country feels comfortable competing against the neighboring Thailand and Singapore as the price of treatment rises in both countries. Patients from these countries also feel comfortable travelling to the country to get high-quality …
Malaysia Braces For A Rise In Medical Tourism From Gulf, Muslim CountriesRead More
As pork is forbidden by Islam, the use of pork-based gelatin in many vaccines has resulted in considerable resistance to vaccination among the Islamic community. Data has demonstrated a decrease in immunization rates in majority Muslim countries such as Nigeria and Pakistan, where leaders and clerics have made complex claims against vaccines. A 2012 survey …
KUALA LUMPUR 28th October 2015 (WAM) — Malaysia has called on global pharmaceutical producers to consider the country as the new regional hub to cater for the expanding global halal market. In making the call Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said local industry players should also keep track of the latest know-how and …
Malaysia Calls On Global Pharmaceutical Producers To Consider It A New Regional Ｈａｌａｌ HubRead More
By Ghaida Ghantous The firm and its partners are investing up to USD 450 million on vaccines for meningococcemia, polio and HFMD. Malaysia-based pharmaceutical company AJ Pharma Holdings is developing three halal vaccines with international partners at an investment of around USD 450 million, Managing Director Tabassum Khan said. He told Zawya that the investment …
INTERVIEW-AJ Pharma Co-Developing Three Halal VaccinesRead More
