KOTA KINABALU, April 9 — Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has asked the Ministry of Health (MOH) to give priority to Sabah in terms of the distribution of allocation for the development and upgrade of health facilities in the state.
He said that Sabah is one of the states which have the largest number of hospitals and clinics in Malaysia, however, most of them are in dilapidated condition.
Hajiji discussed the matter when receiving a courtesy call from Health Minister, Dr Zaliha Mustafa, here today. He was also given a briefing on health development programmes and projects which have been and will be implemented by MOH in Sabah.
Zaliha also held a discussion with the Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives, Datuk Ewon Benedick, who is also a Member of Parliament for Penampang, regarding the construction of Penampang’s Class 3 Health Clinic (KK3), which has been delayed.
Ewon, in a separate statement, said that expediting the construction of KK3 is important, to provide health services and outpatient treatment to the Penampang community.
