Health news in Lenggong Perak
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SPA fills over 1,000 of 1,400 nursing vacancies in public service
The Public Service Commission has filled more than 1,000 of the 1,400 nursing vacancies in the public service, using open interviews and walk-ins to speed up hiring. Chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Jailani Muhamed Yunus said the effort is ongoing and several hundred posts remain, with Public Health Assistants also a priority. He spoke in Kuala Kangsar after officiating the SPA MADANI Adopted Village Project handover at Kampung Orang Asli Ulu Chenein.
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Perak denies claim Taiping Hospital has no graduate medical officers
The Perak state government has denied a news portal's claim that Taiping Hospital has no graduate medical officers. State health committee chairman Datuk A Sivanesan said 93 graduate medical officers are currently posted at Malaysia's oldest hospital, though he acknowledged other shortcomings are being addressed. He spoke after a visit with Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh at the hospital, and also addressed parking issues to be tackled through mechanical parking structures.
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Caterer at Lenggong boarding school ordered to close after 159 fall ill
A caterer serving a boarding school in Lenggong, Perak has been ordered to close after 159 students and staff developed symptoms of suspected food poisoning. The Hulu Perak District Health Office inspected the premises and ordered the closure under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.