NATIONAL POISON CENTRE: Nurturing Health since 1994
Pusat Racun Negara (PRN), Malaysia's National Poison Centre was set up in 1994 culminating on the services provided by the Integrated Drug and Poison Information Services (IDPIS), Universiti Sains Malaysia since 1982. IDPIS had evolved from several research activities carried out towards strengthening the health care services, particularly in the areas of information technology and informatics. It was aimed at auditing health information as well as upgrading and strengthening the handling of drug and poison information directed towards health and allied professionals as well as the lay public.
Our Vision
Our Mission
To reduce mortality, morbidity, occurrence and cost of poisoning in a manner that strives for excellence, compassion and innovation.
Since 1994, more than 70,000 poisoning cases have been reported to the National Poison Centre. Recent data indicates that 93% of poisoning cases occur at home, and nearly 46% involved children aged between 1 to 9 years. Even more concerning is that 66% of unintentional poisoning cases are caused by household chemical products and medicines.
The National Poison Centre continually strives to educate, protect, and curb poisoning for the safety of families and the wider community. Prevention starts at home, and more importantly — it begins with ourselves.
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