PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association has backed Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor’s appeal for more funds for health services in Sabah, saying the state has long been neglected.
MMA president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai said infrastructure in Sabah was “very much in need of an upgrade”.He said there were frequent cases of machine breakdowns, and problems of insufficient or obsolete medical equipment and consumables, and long waiting times for repairs and maintenance. “They are almost daily occurrences in the state,” he told FMT. “Decades of neglect by Putrajaya have allowed this situation to worsen.
“Maldistribution of healthcare services and a lack of facilities on Sabah’s east coast are also issues. Patients need to travel all the way to Kota Kinabalu to get MRI scans, as there are none on the east coast,” he said. He also said Sabah is home to a high number of undocumented migrants, resulting in the greater use of medical resources. Former Sabah health minister Frankie Poon agreed that many hospitals and clinics in the state needed to be upgraded.
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