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Private hospitals welcome shift in nurse hiring policy

KUCHING: Private hospitals have welcomed the move by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to allow the hiring of foreign trained nurses into the country. KPJ Kuching Specialist Hospital thanked the ministry for the initiative to relax requirements to hire foreign nurses for private hospitals in Malaysia.  “Previously the MOH required that all the foreign nurses […]

Health Ministry to expand the use of Paxlovid to private hospitals

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has decided to expand the use of the oral antiviral drug, Paxlovid, to private hospitals in the country. Its Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this was following a successful run in public hospitals with 1,364 people fully recovered up to June 5. “There were no serious side effects among the patients […]

Border reopening to boost the revival of medical tourism 

KUCHING: Private hospitals are happy that the government announced that Malaysians and international travellers who are fully vaccinated do not need to undergo quarantine upon arrival in the country from April 1. Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia President Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said medical tourism has ceased to almost a small number since the last […]

Private hospitals to play their role in managing rising number of Covid patients

KUCHING: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) has requested its member hospitals in Sarawak mainly in Kuching to assist the government in managing the rising numbers of Covid-19 patients in the state.  APHM President Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said, as of yesterday (Sept 21), there were 3,724 positive Covid-19 cases reported in the state […]

23,696 doses administered by private hospitals in Miri

MIRI: A total 23,696 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been successfully administered by four private hospitals in this division since May until mid-August this year prior to their closure after serving as vaccination centres (PPVs). Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) minister-in-charge, Datuk Lee Kim Shin said these PPVs were Borneo Medical Centre (BMC), which […]

Private hospitals to provide nurses to government hospitals

KUALA LUMPUR: Most of the private hospital groups and stand-alone hospitals have agreed to provide trained nurses, in batches, to assist the government in managing Covid-19 patients in selected public hospitals in the Klang Valley. Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said the move was based on the current Covid-19 situation […]

Take up PPV challenge

MIRI: Datuk Lee Kim Shin hopes that more private hospitals and private clinics here will act as vaccination centres (PPVs). “With more participation, herd immunity can be achieved sooner,” the minister in charge of Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee said on Wednesday (June 9) after visiting KPJ Specialist Hospital in Permyjaya. The Sarawak Transport Minister […]

Private hospitals get thumbs-up

KUCHING: Several private hospitals that have started to administer the Covid-19 vaccines to the public since May 25 are highly commended for a job well done. Lauding this noble and excellent effort by these healthcare centres was none other than Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian who is also the […]

Federation appeals to businesses, public to play role

KUCHING: The Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) welcomes the participation of private hospitals and clinics in administering Covid-19 vaccines to vaccinate the public widely and quickly to achieve early herd immunity. “Private clinics and private hospitals are just one of the vaccination centres together with the other public hospitals or community centres,” it said. Earlier, Local […]

Vaccination begins in Columbia Asia Hospital Miri

MIRI: Columbia Asia Hospital Miri today (May 25) begin its inoculation drive under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also minister-in-charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), today (May 25) morning paid a visit to the hospital to monitor the progress of the vaccination programme. The […]