Health news in Numbak

1. Sarawak seeks special recruitment to fill 5,654 health department vacancies

   22 hours ago Sarawak Tribune Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 7.9 km

   Sarawak is pushing for a special recruitment exercise to fill 5,654 vacant posts in its Health Department, about 18 per cent of the workforce. Deputy Premier Dr Sim Kui Hian raised the proposal at the MA63 Implementation Action Council meeting in Kota Kinabalu, along with calls for health autonomy, clinic upgrades and 11,000 new posts.

2. Healthy ageing conference opens in Kota Kinabalu, calls for rethink of homes and communities

   1 day ago CodeBlue Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 7.9 km

   The 11th Malaysian Conference on Healthy Ageing opened today at the Sabah International Convention Centre in Kota Kinabalu. Organising chairman Dr Wong Teck Wee said Malaysia must look beyond medical care and redesign homes, neighbourhoods, transport and public spaces so older people can stay independent. The two-day conference, themed 'Revolutionising Healthy Ageing', brings together health professionals, researchers and policymakers from Malaysia and abroad.