Volunteers make PPE for healthcare frontliners
KUCHING: Over 500 Sarawakians across the state have banded together to produce Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare frontliners. Apart from this, they are also distributing food to needy families during the Covid-19 pandemic and movement control order period. The #JagaSamaDirik volunteers are fabricating 3D printed disposable face shields, head covers, boot covers and coveralls […]
Changing the healthcare landscape
KUCHING: The government’s landmark decision to deregulate private medical practitioners’ consultation fees is yet another bold step in the commitment to patient-centred healthcare reforms. Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy chief executive Azrul Mohd Khalib said, “This decision will significantly change the landscape of Malaysian healthcare. “It means that people, for the first time […]
Sarawak has potential in healthcare
MIRI: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is confident that Sarawak has the potential to grow in the healthcare industry, much like nations such as Singapore and the Maldives. “This is one of our development thrusts in the 12th Malaysia Plan — from 2021 to 2025,” he said. In fact, there were already […]
