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- Hospital plans to conduct more awareness programmes
- Big boost for state agencies
- Branded sandals seized in raids
| Hospital plans to conduct more awareness programmes Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:04 PM PDT MUAR: The Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital here plans to conduct more awareness programmes related with diseases and illnesses, including cancers, anaesthesia and organ donation. Its director Dr Selahuddeen Abd Aziz said it would be good if the people understand the needs to go for regular medical and health checkups to detect any illness. Speaking at the launching of the hospitals World Anaesthetic 2012 Day celebration, he said any campaign planned should involve as many people as possible. "We want people in the district to know the importance of health care and anaesthetic is one important department in the medical sector. "People should know about anaesthetic and the importance of having anaesthetists during operations," he said. Dr Selahuddeen said at the moment the hospital only had four anaesthetists and the number was very small as compared to the number of operations needed to be conducted. He said this had caused delays in carrying out operations for certain patients and the hospital had to even conduct operations on Saturdays. Earlier, hospital anaesthetic department chief Dr Norlina Yusoff said the hospitals anaesthetic service was no longer confined only to the operation rooms. She said it had taken a wider scope and covered medical services at the intensive-care unit, acute pain service, organ donation and epidural for pregnant mothers. The Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital, she added, was among seven hospitals in the country now providing day care surgery to its patients. On the World Anaesthetic Day celebration, Dr Norlina said it was supposed to be held on Oct 16 but was delayed as the hospital had other important programmes. She said the celebration was to mark the day Dr William Thomas Green used the ether inhaler for the first time during an operation at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Oct 16, 1846. "The hospital have been celebrating the birth of modern anaesthesia every year to instil awareness on the importance of anaesthetic to the staff and the public. "We want the people to know about anaesthesia and not be afraid of it," she added. |
| Posted: 01 Nov 2012 05:08 PM PDT KOTA KINABALU: The number of Sabah state government agencies rated with four-star in the Accountability Index have increased to six compared to three last year. Sabah Assistant Finance Minister, Datuk Tawfiq Titingan said the agencies selected are the State Secretary office, State Public Services Department, State Treasury Department, State Printing Department, Kudat Town Board, and the Rural Development Corporation. "What we are most proud of is the performance of the State Treasury Department which has maintained its four-star status for four consecutive years since 2008," he said. Tawfiq explained that the Audit Rating System based on accountability index by the National Audit Department was started in 2008. "A total of 34 government agencies have been selected to be audited last year, with six rated as four-star, another 21 agencies rated three-star and seven with two-stars," he said. Meanwhile, Balung Assemblyman Datuk Syed Abas Syed Ali wants the 'East Malaysia' term taken out as it does not portray a united nation, as mooted in the 1 Malaysia slogan. He said Sabah need to be referred to as 'Sabah', and be seen as just like any other state in the country. He said the usage of the term 'East Malaysia' shows as if Sabah and Sarawak is isolated and separated from the Peninsular. On another issue, Syed Abas proposed for the five percent oil royalty to be increased to 10% in phases to enable more development and progress for the state. |
| Branded sandals seized in raids Posted: 01 Nov 2012 05:03 PM PDT KOTA KINABALU: Authorities here are continuing their crackdown against traders dealing in fake goods with the seizure of more than 4,000 pairs of branded sandals recently. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry deputy director for Sabah Rosle Hamid said the sandals tagged with brands such as Levis, Adidas and Polo were seized in raids on three stores in Penampang near here. "We believe the items were just brought into the country from China barely two weeks ago, he said in adding that most of the sandals were still packed in boxes or sacks". He said the fake branded footwear were believed for two businesses that have been operating in the state capital for the past six months. Rosle said two men aged 29 and 30 were assisting the ministry's personnel in their investigations into the importation of the fake goods. |
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