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Health Ministry rural tour to identify real health needs in Sarawak
Deputy Health Minister Dato Hanifah Hajar Taib said the Health Ministry's outreach tour will continue to identify real health needs at the grassroots, especially in rural Sarawak. She spoke after the handover of the Lawas Hospital project from the Works Ministry to the Health Ministry at the new Lawas Hospital building. She also gave assurances that a CT scanner for the new hospital will be looked into, and that the ministry will assess the need for a health clinic in Samalaju.
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Awang Tengah: Sarawak health facilities must be federal priority, Lawas Hospital handed to KKM
Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said health facilities in Sarawak need serious federal attention and should be a priority, criticising delays in past projects. He spoke after the handover of the Lawas Hospital project from the Works Ministry to the Health Ministry at the new Lawas Hospital building, and said Lawas Hospital should be planned as a specialist hospital in future.
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Lawas Hospital handover: staffing to be added as resources allow
The newly completed 76-bed Lawas Hospital was handed over on Sept 14, with Deputy Health Minister Hanifah Hajar Taib saying staffing will be strengthened as resources allow. She hoped specialist doctors could eventually be permanently stationed there so residents rely less on distant hospitals such as Limbang and Miri.
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Empty house at Sundar government quarters destroyed in fire
An unoccupied house at Block A of the Sundar government quarters in Lawas, Sarawak, was about 90 percent destroyed in a fire last night. The fire was reported around 8pm and the Lawas fire station arrived at 8.29pm. No victims were involved and the fire was brought under control by 9pm.
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Lawas hospital project to be handed over Sept 14, says Awang Tengah
The new Lawas District Hospital is expected to be handed over to the Public Works and Health Ministries on Sept 14, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said during a site inspection on Tuesday. He said the facility, which includes a 17-station dialysis unit, will improve healthcare access for Lawas residents and reduce the need to seek treatment outside the district.