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Sarawak to spend RM200m to build infectious disease centre

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has committed a sum of RM200 million for the construction of the Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC), a world-class biomedical research facility equipped with a BSL3 laboratory. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the Sarawak government wanted to make an impact in biomedical research through the centre. […]

Getting ready for future infectious disease pandemics 

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC) to be set up here will be equipped with facilities to erect field hospitals capable of accommodating 1,000 beds. Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said the 1,000-bed field hospitals were a pre-emptive approach to respond to the impact of existing and […]

Infectious disease centre holds out global prospects

SAMARAHAN: The setting up of the state’s very first Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC) will lay the foundation for Sarawak to be at the forefront of biotherapeutic development using local natural resources. Caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the centre was in line with Sarawak’s initiatives to develop its […]

Sarawak’s own infectious disease centre soon

KUCHING: The Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre will be built in the Kuching-Samarahan corridor. Its construction is expected to commence immediately in view of the urgency for the centre to be operational by 2024. Expected to be sited adjacent to the Sarawak Heart Centre, it is to ensure synergy between the two agencies and to provide […]