9 Malaysian Hospitals To Start WHO Drug Trials For COVID-19 Treatment

9 local hospitals will begin testing the effectiveness of several drugs in combating COVID-19 as part of a collaborative effort between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Ministry of Health.

Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement released by the Ministry that the country has accelerated efforts to implement drug trials to treat COVID-19 patients.

These are the 9 hospitals mentioned by the Ministry:

Tuanku Fauziah Hospital
Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital
Pulau Pinang Hospital
Sungai Buloh Hospital
Kuala Lumpur Hospital
Melaka Hospital
Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital
Sarawak General Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Malaysia’s participation in this worldwide trial could help find life saving medicines for COVID-19 through evaluating their safety and effectiveness
Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah via Twitter

The “Solidarity Trial” is an effort organised by the World Health Organisation to collect data and compare the effectiveness of four treatment protocols using different combinations of Remdesivir, Lopinavir/Ritonavir, Interferon beta, Chloroquine and Hydroxycholorquine.

Malaysia terlibat dalam Kajiselidik Solidariti oleh @WHO bagi menguji ubat yang berpotensi merawat #COVID19.

Kajiselidik ini mengumpul data keberkesanan rawatan menggunakan empat ubat.

Sebanyak 9 hospital dipilih terlibat dalam kajiselidik ini.

Kenyataan penuh BM/BI. 👇 pic.twitter.com/oq9r0aU3xr
— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) April 6, 2020