Health around Sipitang Sabah

1. Awang Tengah: Sarawak projects need case-by-case federal funding

   11 hours ago Borneo Post Lawas Hospital, Lawas, Sarawak 39.6 km

   In Lawas, Sarawak, Deputy Premier Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the federal government should not apply a one-size-fits-all approach to development projects in Sarawak, citing the need for a health clinic at Samalaju Industrial Park and repairs to the Sundar clinic. He spoke at the handover of the new RM183 million, 76-bed Lawas Hospital from the Public Works Department to the Health Ministry, which Deputy Health Minister Hanifah Hajar Taib said would improve healthcare access for northern Sarawak.

2. RM183mil Lawas Hospital completed, handed over to Health Ministry

   19 hours ago Borneo Post Lawas, Sarawak 39.7 km

   The new RM183 million Lawas Hospital, with 76 beds, was handed over to the Ministry of Health yesterday. Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said the project was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic and now carries a two-year defect liability period. He said residents of Lawas and surrounding areas should no longer need to travel to Brunei for more specialised treatment.

3. Health Ministry rural tour to identify real health needs in Sarawak

   1 day ago Saluran 122 Hospital Baharu Lawas, Lawas, Sarawak 39.7 km

   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.

4. Awang Tengah: Sarawak health facilities must be federal priority, Lawas Hospital handed to KKM

   1 day ago Saluran 122 Hospital Baru Lawas, Lawas, Sarawak 39.7 km

   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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6. Lawas Hospital handover: staffing to be added as resources allow

   1 day ago Sarawak Tribune Lawas Hospital, Lawas, Sarawak 39.6 km

   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.

7. Lawas hospital project to be handed over Sept 14, says Awang Tengah

   4 days ago Borneo Post Lawas District Hospital, Lawas, Sarawak 39.7 km

   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.