KUCHING, Oct 10 — Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg tonight said the Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC), which is under construction, will be a state-of-the art facility,...
Trial: Bank Negara analyst stands by 1MDB’s US$20m trail to Najib even without Prince Faisal’s Saudi bank statementPremier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg described the under-construction Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre as a state-of-the art facility.
Abang Johari said SIDC has carried out research engagements with notable entities such as the Swiss Tropical Health Institute, Monash University, Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Numares Germany, PacBio USA, Agilent Technologies and AMILI Singapore to kickstart biomedical research and attract investments in this area to Sarawak.
The premier expressed confidence that Sarawak will be able to produce new vaccines out of the research. “Today, we are told there is a possibility of Disease X. I don’t know what this Disease X is, but it can be anything. “We want to create a conducive and supportive environment for the advancement of research, knowledge enhancement and human capital development throughout Sarawak,” he said.
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