Luke Rintod
BN's promise to build a district hospital for
Penampang, which has been without hospital since Merdeka in 1963,
remains unfulfilled.
Sabah STAR women’s wing chief, Melanie Annol, said besides the delayed twin-towers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), the abysmal condition of healthcare in the state can be seen everywhere.
Penampang, the satellite town of the state capital, is a living testimony.
She said a long time ago, the Barisan Nasional leadership had promised to build a district hospital for Penampang, which has been without hospital since Merdeka in 1963.
“But until now there is no sign of a hospital coming up.
“What happened to the promise made by Bernard Dompok, the Penampang MP and Upko president? Has it been thrown into the dustbin of BN’s unfulfilled promises?” Annol asked in a statement here.
A few days ago, Annol also brought up cases of insufficiencies in government hospitals that had caused tremendous stress to locals.
“I understand a site for the proposed Penampang district hospital was identified, but after some time, the whole thing just fizzled out, leaving about 126,000 people in Penampang without a proper hospital,” she pointed out.
She further said that it was a gross injustice to the people not only of Penampang but the whole Sabah, which was endowed with so much natural resources, but left begging for basic facilities.
“We need a hospital now. The old polyclinic in Kasigui near here is the only “hospital” that serves the people.
Fortunately we do have private clinics around town, but how many families can afford private clinics?” Annol asked.
According to her, a hospital in Penampang would serve not only the people of Penampang itself but also nearby Putatan, Petagas, Lok Kawi and even the state capital.
Penampang, a predominantly Christian Kadazandusun area, though considered still a small town, has virtually become a satellite town of Sabah capital Kota Kinabalu.
Melanie Annol,....do not worry ,after this statement and as an election goody ,sure upko/bn regime will suddenly come up and make an announcement "...a morden hospital for penampang district has been approved,the announcement was delayed because there were hitches ,...this was long been planned and was in the 10th malaysian plan ".. ...and hopefully this would not be another ' SOFT LOAN ' from Najib !!!
ReplyDeleteMelanie,
ReplyDeleteTime is in short supply for unweeded weeds(read complaining) anymore.
Start DOING. We want STAR Sabah to make the calls, tell the people what is/are on the cards for us when we reach home again.
I believe that we ourselves first can only improve our own corners. Time for some lessons.
Never mind now, that some have been dragging or always preoccupied with different agendas to make them dawdle. Never mind that there are numbers of known 'white elephants' around.
And that we are competing for government sponsored medical facilities or services with 'question marks(?)'
STAR Sabah will make a difference. GET it across. The current is swift. FOCUS
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ReplyDeletePegawai kesihatan kawasan, Dr Sahipudin Saupin berkata program yang pertama kali diadakan di Sabah itu dikendalikan sepasukan pakar bedah Hospital Duchess Of Kent (HDOK) Sandakan, bagi penduduk luar bandar membuat pemeriksaan endoskopi.
ReplyDeleteBeliau berkata pendekatan tersebut dibuat berdasarkan maklumbalas susulan lawatan pakar bedah ke klinik tersebut pada 19 Okt tahun lepas yang telah mengenal pasti beberapa isu kesihatan termasuk penghidap kanser gaster yang ramai di kalangan penduduk Telupid.
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ReplyDeleteMenurut Dr Sahipudin, program perintis itu membolehkan pesakit yang berisiko mendapat kanser usus atau gaster dari daerah berkenaan mendapat rawatan optimum daripada pakar bedah HODK.
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ReplyDeleteKetua Wanita UMNO Beaufort, Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun mengingatkan semua anggota jentera UMNO menggunakan pendekatan bijak bagi menawan hati pengundi, khususnya di kawasan Parlimen Beaufort, menjelang pilihan raya umum akan datang.
ReplyDeleteSambil menyatakan keyakinannya bahawa Barisan Nasional (BN) Beaufort mampu mencapai kemenangan dalam pilihan raya umum itu, Azizah yang juga Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Sabah berkata pendekatan seumpama itu penting kerana rakyat akan memerhati dan membuat penilaian terhadap tindak tanduk anggota jentera parti.
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Delete“Berhati-hati dalam tindak-tanduk kita, kerana rakyat akan melihat kita. Kita mestilah membuat pendekatan bijak untuk menawan hati rakyat,” katanya ketika berucap pada majlis pelancaran Bilik Gerakan Pusat Dearah Mengundi UMNO-BN (PDM) Limbawang A, dekat sini hari ini.
Azizah yang juga Anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Klias turut meminta barisan jawatankuasa PDM bekerja dengan ikhlas dan taat setia kepada perjuangan parti bagi memastikan kemenangan dalam pilihan raya umum akan datang.
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ReplyDelete“Kita mesti bekerja keras dengan taat dan setia kepada parti. Kita tidak mahu ada gunting dalam lipatan,” katanya.