Disaster-ready: M’sia on the right track
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is on the right track towards ensuring the country’s preparedness in dealing with disasters, said MERCY Malaysia deputy executive director Hafiz Amirrol. He said one of the improvements implemented was from the aspect of communications and information management, as well as awareness of risks and requirements to deal with disasters at every level, namely the federal […]
Miri field hospital begins operation
MIRI: A field hospital constructed at the parking lot of Miri Hospital has commenced operation after it was handed over to the hospital authority by Mercy Malaysia Sarawak Chapter and Sarawak Shell Berhad (Shell) on Wednesday (Oct 13). It is expected to play a fundamental role in helping to reduce congestion at Miri Hospital in […]
Field hospital being set up in Miri
MIRI: The Mercy Malaysia Sarawak chapter field hospital, which is currently being set up at Miri Hospital’s parking lot nearby the emergency entrance, will be able to accommodate 66 Covid-19 patients under the Three and Four categories. This is the second project being implemented by Mercy Malaysia Sarawak chapter after the setting up of a […]
New field hospital for Covid patients
KUCHING: A new field hospital to treat Covid-19 patients has been set up at the compound of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the setting up of the Covid-19 Accident and Emergency (A&E) field hospital, which took six days to complete, was sponsored by […]
Door-to-door vaccine programme blueprint for underserved communities
KUALA LUMPUR: Bedridden individuals and their caregivers in Malaysia have started receiving their Covid-19 vaccine under a door-to-door programme to assess non-governmental organisations’ (NGO) capacity to reach and cover underserved communities. MERCY Malaysia Health Unit head Dr Mohammad Iqbal Omar, told Bernama MERCY and other NGOs aim to vaccinate some 22,000 individuals in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, listed […]
MERCY Malaysia to set up nine Covid-19 screening stations
KUALA LUMPUR: MERCY Malaysia will set up nine Covid-19 screening stations, with three sites in the peninsula and six sites in Sabah and Sarawak, to help the Health Ministry prevent or slow down the spread of the disease. “For this initiative, 180 volunteers will be deployed in two phases with 10 volunteers manning each site […]
