Rural vaccination programme runs smoothly
MIRI: Efforts to vaccinate people living in the rural areas are being carried out smoothly. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said currently, daily vaccinations are given out at community halls, schools, health clinics statewide as well as the mobile vaccination teams from the state Health Department. “I am very […]
Rep wants mobile vaccination teams in rural constituency
KUCHING: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau wants the mobile vaccination teams to be mobilised to vaccinate the rural dwellers in his constituency. He further suggested that more vaccination centres (PPV) should be set up in order to accelerate the vaccine rollout programme. “I completely agree that additional PPVs should be set up in order to […]
380k rural households to get food help
KUCHING: Another round of aid in the form of food baskets from the state government will be delivered to 380, 568 deserving households throughout Sarawak, including those in Telang Usan constituency. “There is no denying that Telang Usan is one of the most challenging areas in delivering the food aid to the rural people,” said […]
Some 3,000 to receive jab at mobile vaccination centre
SIBU: The mobile vaccination centre operated by the Sibu Health office will be operating at Durin multipurpose hall for four days from today till Sunday. After the mobile team managed to vaccinate the residents in Bawang Assan in just four days using the ‘inject first, register later’ initiative, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong branch […]
Over RM120k in grants given to longhouse JKKKs
BINTULU: Kakus assemblyman Datuk John Sikie Tayai handed out Minor Rural Project (MRP) grants amounting to RM126,000 to 11 longhouse village development and security committees (JKKKs) and one Parent-Teacher Association in Bawan, Kakus constituency. During a cerenomy at the Kilan longhouse, Begeri, Jalan Selangau-Bintulu, Sikie reiterated the importance of JKKKs and longhouse chiefs to be […]
CanSino vaccine fits well for rural Sarawak
KUCHING: The single-dose CanSino Covid-19 vaccine fits very well with the state’s rural situation, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. “In Sarawak, there are people living in the interiors where transportation is not only a problem but expensive as well. “With the CanSino vaccine, our medical teams will only need to visit […]
First mobile vaccination unit for rural folk
SIBU: The Bawang Assan Community Hall was used as a venue for a mobile vaccination programme for rural residents today (Saturday). Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew, who visited the venue to monitor the vaccination process, said the mobile vaccination unit was the first in Sibu for the rural folk. Lau, who is also the Sarawak […]
1,760 doses flown to rural clinics, more to follow
KUCHING: 1,760 doses of vaccine were flown to rural clinics in Miri on Friday (June 11) while the rest would follow suit in accordance with the schedule set by the Miri Divisional Health Office and the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). Sarawak Transport Minister, and minister in charge of Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), […]
Thumbs-up to jabs without prior registration
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth has lauded the suggestion for rural folks to be vaccinated without prior registration. Its secretary Bit Surang said the rural folk cannot depend on the MySejahtera application for registration due to unavailability of internet access and other constraints. “Thus, our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s suggestion […]
Getting ‘em jabbed no easy task
Telang Usan rep has a fight on his hands BY AMMAR HAMZAH KUCHING: The war against the Covid-19 pandemic aside, Dennis Ngau has another major fight on his hands. The Telang Usan assemblyman is facing an uphill battle trying to convince his constituents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease. Nevertheless, he is not one who […]
