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ACCORDING to government sources there will be 23 1Malaysia clinics in Sabah before the year
ends. The 19th of these clinics was launched at Kampung Likas by Datuk Jainab
Ahmad Avid, Assistant Minister of Resource Development and Information
Technology recently, while the remaining 5 are still under construction.
When launching the clinic
Datuk Jainab said the 1Malaysia clinics first started in Tanjung Aru, then
Kepayan, Telipok and Sipitang which were expected to open soon, including several
more in Beaufort, Kinabatangan, Kota Belud, Lahad Datu, Pitas, Sandakan and
Tenom next year.
Jainab who is also the
Karambunai Assemblywoman said that the healthcare clinics were to help improve
the health of thousands of low-income people across the state, especially those
in urbane areas, who are often faced with financial difficulties because of the
higher cost of living.
She said that with the
government providing healthcare through 1Malaysia clinics many single parents,
the disabled, labourers with low wages and everyone else with little or no
income including their families will benefit from the 1Malaysia clinics.
Sabah Deputy Health Director
Dr. Jamail Muhi has also expressed a similar view. In his statement made a day
after the launching of the Kampung Likas clinic. He told reporters that it was
a good approach to place 1Malaysia clinics in the suburban areas. Access to
health services will be easier. It also means that residents would not need to
travel long distances to the hospital in the City.
Sabah Deputy Chief Minister
Datuk Seri Panglima Yahya Hussin similarly voiced approval, saying that these
clinics are operated by qualified medical personnel. Yahya believes that the
crux to maintaining good service is close supervision and regular monitoring.
The 1Malaysia clinics also
come in handy for people who suffer from illnesses that require frequent
treatment. The Putatan Jaya 1MC also functions as a treatment center for people
suffering from tuberculosis. Instead of having to go to the health clinic in
the city, patients can go to the 1MC instead.
The services include free
treatment for senior citizens at all clinics. Health services provided for
Malaysian citizens are priced at RM1 while non-citizens are required to pay
RM15. These services also cover medicines.
The 1Malaysia clinics have
become very popular. In Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan, namely, Sulaiman Sentral
and Bandar Leila more than a 100 people use the clinic a day.
According to report, the
Putatan Jaya 1MC that opened for service on September 28 this year has already
treated 880 patients, averaging 50 patients a day. (Insight Sabah)
Kementerian Kesihatan akan menambah baik perkhidmatan Klinik 1Malaysia dengan menyediakan kemudahan jagaan kesihatan untuk ibu dan anak bermula tahun depan.
ReplyDeleteperluasan perkhidmatan itu adalah untuk memudahkan akses ibu mengandung serta ibu bapa kanak-kanak dalam mendapatkan rawatan jagaan kesihatan terutamanya dalam kalangan mereka yang bekerja.
ReplyDeleteskop perkhidmatan yang diberikan sama seperti perkhidmatan di Klinik Kesihatan iaitu pemeriksaan dan jagaan kesihatan ibu mengandung dan post-natal, jagaan kesihatan kanak-kanak termasuk rawatan ringan, penilaian tumbesaran dan perkembangan imunisasi.
ReplyDeleteperkhidmatan itu hanya akan disediakan di Klinik 1Malaysia yang ditempatkan dengan pegawai perubatan dan premis yang luas dan sesuai serta strategik berdasarkan keperluan setempat
ReplyDeleteSabah akan mempunyai 30 buah Klinik 1Malaysia tahun depan apabila sebanyak tujuh buah lagi klinik berkenaan akan dibina di negeri ini bermula awal tahun depan.
ReplyDeletepada masa ini terdapat 19 Klinik 1Malaysia beroperasi manakala empat buah lagi dalam proses pembinaan
ReplyDeleteKlinik 1Malaysia merupakan usaha kerajaan untuk terus membela rakyat di negara ini tidak kira siapa dan di mana mereka berada.
ReplyDeletePada tahun hadapan sebanyak tujuh buah Klinik 1Malaysia akan dibina di Beaufort, Kinabatangan, Kota Belud, Lahad Datu, Pitas, Sandakan dan Tenom
ReplyDeletepembinaan Klinik 1Malaysia membuktikan komitmen tinggi kerajaan membantu seluruh masyarakat dengan memberikan kemudahan kesihatan yang baik.
ReplyDeletesetakat ini lebih 50 klinik 1Malaysia telah beroperasi di seluruh negara
ReplyDeleteKlinik 1Malaysia menawarkan perkhidmatan kesihatan berkualiti dengan hanya mengenakan caj minimum sebanyak RM1
ReplyDeleteklinik ini memberi kemudahan kepada rakyat dalam mendapatkan rawatan.
ReplyDeletePembukaan Klinik 1Malaysia di Sabah perlu ditumpukan ke kawasan luar bandar dan pedalaman yang tidak mempunyai kemudahan klinik desa.
ReplyDeleteTimbalan Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat, Datuk Ronald Kiandee berkata, ketika ini kebanyakan kawasan terbabit termasuk Beluran tidak mempunyai kemudahan itu dan jika ada sekalipun ia tidak mampu menampung keperluan penduduk setempat.
ReplyDeleteKatanya, Daerah Kecil Paitan yang mempunyai penduduk 4,000 orang sehingga kini tidak mempunyai klinik desa, malah masih ada kampung yang terpaksa bergantung kepada khidmat doktor udara.
ReplyDelete"Kita harap Kementerian Kesihatan mengkaji semula pembukaan Klinik 1Malaysia di negeri ini yang lebih banyak ditumpukan di kawasan bandar sahaja.
ReplyDelete"Malah terdapat kampung yang sudah layak dibina klinik desa kerana boleh dihubungi dengan jalan raya dan tidak relevan untuk perkhidmatan doktor udara. Ini amat perlu bagi memastikan rakyat mendapat prasarana kesihatan terbaik,"
ReplyDeleteDulu pesakit terpaksa menunggu lama hanya untuk mendapat rawatan sakit ringan, selain ada yang datang dari jauh untuk ke hospital atau klinik kesihatan.
ReplyDeleteDemkian antara kesukaran dihadapi masyarakat apabila klinik kesihatan atau hospital yang dikunjungi menjadi tumpuan ramai, sedangkan rawatan yang diperlukan hanya untuk sakit ringan seperti deman, batuk dan selsema.
Bagaimanapun rakyat di Sabah khususnya di sekitar Kota Kinabalu, kini mempunyai pilihan mendapat rawatan bagi penyakit ringan menerusi kewujudan Klinik 1M'sia.
DeleteUsaha kerajaan membuka klinik ini bertepatan bagi membantu rakyat, khususnya golongan berpendapatan rendah. Rakyat sememangnya mengalu-alukan usaha seperti ini.
Bermula di Sulaman Sentral yang beroperasi sejak November 2011, disusuli Klinik 1M'sia di Darau dan terkini di Likas, klinik itu hanya mengenakan bayaran RM1 kepada pesakit.
ReplyDeleteRakyat Sabah gembira apabila kerajaan melaksanakan inisiatif itu dan menyokong usaha membina lebih banyak Klinik 1Msia di Sabah, termasuk di kawasan bandar.
Walaupun di Likas ada Klinik Kesihatan, kadang-kala ia tidak mampu menampung kehadiran penduduk setempat. Sekurangnya-kurangnya bagi mereka yang demam, batuk dan selsema tanpa memerlukan rawatan rapi, boleh mendapatkan kidmat di klinik berkenaan tanpa perlu menunggu lama.
ReplyDeleteUsaha kerajaan mewujudkan Klinik 1M'sia di Likas membuktikan kesungguhan menangani masalah dihadapi penduduk di pinggir bandar dan luar bandar untuk mendapatkan rawatan dengan bayaran hanya RM1.
ReplyDeleteKlinik 1M'sia Likas beroperasi sejak Oktober lalu dengan purata 50 pesakit sehari. Klinik ini beroperasi setiap hari termasuk cuti umum mulai jam 10 pagi sehingga 10 malam dan dikendali seorang penolong pegawai perubatan, jururawat terlatih dan pembantu perawatan kesihatan.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan menyediakan kemudahan Klinik 1M'sia untuk membantu masyarakat yang tidak mempunyai pendapatan besar termasuk warga tua dan orang miskin
IN 2012, the government had set aside a whopping RM33.2 billion for subsidies to ease the burden of the people, and this included RM17 million for petro-leum, education aid (RM6.6 billion), welfare (RM3.2 billion) and electricity (RM1.8 billion).
ReplyDeleteHowever, the subsidies, which were intended to help the people in the low-income bracket, is being enjoyed by every single Malaysian, be it the multi-millionaires right down to labourers and farmers.
ReplyDeleteTo address the problem of getting the aid directly to the targeted group, the government introduced the 1Malaysia People's Aid, better known as BR1M, and through this touch-point initiative, deserving Malaysians in the low-income bracket benefit directly.
ReplyDeleteThe implementation of BR1M is seen by the government to be the most effective method to alleviate the people's burden in light of the rising cost of living.
ReplyDeleteSince it has proven to have such a huge impact, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin recently indicated that BR1M would not be a one-off assistance but would be continued.
ReplyDeleteMuhyiddin also said that if the economy was doing well and the government's income was stable, the current RM500 aid given to each household earning less than RM3,000 a month and single unmarried individuals earning less than RM2,000 eligible to receive RM250, would even be increased.
ReplyDeleteHowever, all this would only be possible if the government continues to be in power.
ReplyDeleteIn the implementation of the first BR1M, disbursed last month, some 4.2 million households received the cash aid. The government, in the long-run, would also rationalise the subsidies for petrol and food.
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, the impact of BR1M on the people was stronger than from other type of government subsidy for goods and services.
ReplyDeleteSimilar to BR1M, in the 2013 Budget, the government announced 111 touch-points which would benefit all levels of society, but how many of these are widely-known to the public?
ReplyDeleteHow many of us are aware of the existence of the Kebajikan Rakyat 1 Malaysia, or KAR1SMA, where some RM1.4 billion is allocated annually to provide aid to some 500,000 recipients nationwide?
ReplyDeleteThe more popular initiatives seem to be the Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia, 1Malaysia Clinic and the 1Malaysia People's Menu.
ReplyDeleteIn the case of K. Kaliamah, 41, of Jasin, Malacca, she did not know about the various aid she could get as her husband, S. Amaiyar Parthevor, 47, became disabled after losing the use of his right hand in a road accident.
ReplyDeleteEverything seems to have happened coincidentally for their family, and they recently obtained two sewing machines through the KAR1SMA initiative from the Welfare Department.
ReplyDeleteSince her husband's mishap in 1995, Kaliamah was unaware of the existence of the aid for the disabled provided by the Welfare Department and she had to struggle to make ends meet for the family by sewing dresses and curtains for customers near her home in Kampung Ayer Merbau.
ReplyDeleteWhen the family discovered they could apply for the welfare aid, they had to first register Amaiyar Parthevor with the Welfare Department as a disabled person while they discovered KAR1SMA by chance from a welfare officer who happened to come to their tailor shop.
ReplyDeleteThis was a turning point for the family and they took it upon themselves to help others in need in the Jasin district.
ReplyDeleteKaliamah said that her husband, since receiving the KAR1SMA aid, had helped many people, especially the disabled and single mothers, regardless of race and religion, set up or expand their businesses.
ReplyDeleteThe country's leaders, civil servants and community leaders are not the only ones who should be responsible for creating awareness about the various aid initiatives aimed to help the needy and implemented by the government. The people, too, must take the initiative to find out what can help them ease their burden.
ReplyDeleteIt might also help if we have more people like Amaiyar Parthevor, who himself benefitted from the touch-point initiative and is now assisting others to enjoy the helping hand from the government.
ReplyDeleteSepanjang tahun lalu, sebanyak 10 projek baru di bawah NKEA Penjagaan Kesihatan telah diumumkan oleh YAB Perdana Menteri.
ReplyDeleteIanya merangkumi EPP Peralatan Perubatan, Farmaseutikal dan Peluang Perniagaan - Kesejahteraan Warga Tua. Kesemua projek tersebut melibatkan pelaburan sebanyak RM540.6 juta dan dijangka akan menjana GNI sebanyak RM971.9 juta dan mewujudkan 5,495 peluang pekerjaan baru menjelang 2020.
DeletePada tahun ini, sebanyak RM19.277 bilion telah diperuntukkan untuk bajet KKM dan ini merupakan peningkatan sebanyak 14.3% berbanding tahun 2012.
ReplyDeleteJumlah ini merupakan 7.6% daripada anggaran perbelanjaan Persekutuan bagi tahun 2013 yang berjumlah sebanyak RM251.67 bilion. RM17.353 bilion adalah untuk Belanja Mengurus dan RM1.924 bilion untuk Belanja Pembangunan.
DeleteUntuk mencapai Visi satu sistem kesihatan yang berkualiti tinggi, yang dapat memenuhi kehendak status kita sebagai negara maju menjelang tahun 2020, Kerajaan Malaysia akan terus menumpukan perhatian kepada “strengthening the present health care system” dengan memperkukuhkan infrastruktur kesihatan yang sedia ada.
ReplyDeleteDi bawah Rancangan Malaysia Ke-10, Kementerian Kesihatan telah diluluskan peruntukan pembangunan untuk 321 projek membangunkan fasiliti kesihatan baru, menaik taraf fasiliti sedia ada dan projek bukan fizikal untuk mempertingkatkan sistem penyampaian perkhidmatan kesihatan.
ReplyDeleteKos keseluruhan projek adalah sebanyak RM8.79 bilion. Setakat 28 November 2012, sebanyak 145 daripada jumlah 321 projek ini telah siap dilaksanakan. Manakala prestasi perbelanjaan untuk Rolling Plan 1 dan 2 (2011 – 2012) adalah pada tahap 84.4%.
ReplyDeleteDalam usaha menyokong Gagasan 1Malaysia yang mengutamakan rakyat serta pencapaian yang boleh memanfaatkan rakyat, konsep Klinik 1Malaysia, Klinik Bergerak 1Malaysia dan Klinik Pergigian Bergerak 1Malaysia telah diperkenalkan dan telah mendapat sambutan yang amat menggalakkan.
ReplyDeleteSehingga 4 Januari 2013, sebanyak 168 buah Klinik 1Malaysia telah pun beroperasi di seluruh negara (tidak termasuk 3 K1M di UTC) dengan kedatangan kumulatif sebanyak 6 juta sejak tahun 2010.
ReplyDeleteBagi Klinik Bergerak 1Malaysia pula, ianya telah berjaya melawat 97 stesen yang meliputi 205 buah kampung dengan jumlah 37,155 kedatangan pesakit luar. Bagi memenuhi keperluan dan permintaan rakyat, sebanyak 70 buah Klinik 1Malaysia bakal beroperasi di seluruh negara dalam tahun 2013.
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