Kesehatan di sekitar Ulu Baram Sarawak
-
Sarawak flying doctor service needs multiyear funding, says researcher
A research fellow has proposed putting Sarawak's Flying Doctor Service on a multiyear funding framework after the Sept 8 helicopter crash at Long Lellang Airport in Ulu Baram killed five people. The Health Ministry suspended all FDS operations in Sarawak pending a review covering contracts, governance and safety. The service covers 97 remote localities across Kapit, Miri and Limbang.
-
Long Lellang crash puts spotlight on rural healthcare in Sabah, Sarawak
A Flying Doctor Service helicopter crashed near the Long Lellang STOLport in Ulu Baram on 8 September, killing a medical officer, an assistant medical officer, two nurses and a pilot. The tragedy has renewed attention on rural healthcare in Sabah and Sarawak, where mobile health teams and air services are often the only way to reach remote communities. The Health Ministry has suspended FDS operations in Sarawak pending a safety review.
-
Kementerian Kesihatan gantung sementara perkhidmatan Flying Doctor di Sarawak selepas nahas helikopter
Kementerian Kesihatan menggantung sementara semua operasi Perkhidmatan Doktor Udara (FDS) di Sarawak bagi membolehkan siasatan menyeluruh selepas nahas helikopter BO-105 berhampiran Lapangan Terbang STOL Long Lellang, Ulu Baram pada 8 September yang mengorbankan lima orang. Menteri Kesihatan Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad berkata keputusan itu membalikkan pendirian kementerian sehari sebelumnya, dan perkhidmatan Medevac akan diteruskan dengan kerjasama Bomba serta kemungkinan penggunaan aset tentera. Siasatan punca nahas masih dijalankan oleh Biro Siasatan Kemalangan Udara.
-
Health Minister: Flying Doctor Service to continue after fatal Sarawak crash
Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the Flying Doctor Services (FDS) will continue despite a helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Sarawak, that killed a pilot and four ministry personnel. He stated there is no need to suspend the service, which is vital for rural healthcare access. The ministry confirmed the personnel were on routine FDS duties.