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 […]
RM200 mln SIDC project begins in earnest
KUCHING: Sarawak’s dream of having its own infectious disease centre to better prepare for the eventuality of future pandemics is coming true. Caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg officiated at the ground-breaking ceremony for the RM200 million project on Tuesday (Nov 16). The Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC) is expected […]
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 […]
Timely move on the development of Infectious disease research centre
KUCHING: The proposed research centre on infectious diseases which will be set up near the Bio-Industrial Park in Kota Samarahan is a timely move by the state government. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said the establishment of the research centre would not only make Sarawak a leader in infectious diseases research in Southeast […]
