Penang Health Department director Dr Asmayani Khalib has been appointed as Health deputy director-general (medical), effective today.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, when announcing the appointment in a post on his Facebook account, said that Asmayani is replacing Dr Norhizan Ismail who is retiring today.

“All the best in carrying out the duties and trust, and the excellence of the Health Ministry (MOH) medical programmes will continue,” Noor Hisham, who also...