Every time I see health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, I feel reassured. The man has been a tower of strength for many Malaysians worried about the uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant movement control order .
One reason I feel reassured is that a medical man, a professional, is giving the daily briefings on health issues. I am also glad that the health minister or some other minister is not sharing space with him, as that would only confuse matters. We can clearly see his competency when measured against that of those implementing non-health related matters, especially some ministers.
NGOs and individuals sneered at Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rina Harun for suggesting that work-at-home mothers should “groom as usual”, look neat, and adopt a “Doraemon-like” tone, giggle coyly and not nag when engaging with their husbands. The ministry later apologised. Also, there has been much criticism about the way violators of the MCO have been handled. We have seen pictures of some of those arrested being herded into trucks in even more close proximity then they would have been if they had been, say, playing football. Groups of them have been handcuffed, chained together and brought to the courts with bodies touching each other, in total disregard for social distancing rules. This seems to be a case of the medicine being worse than the ailment.
SR says otherwise. What do you think?
Any civil servant, more so a professional, can play that part well since they do not need 2 ever consider 2 score political points or publicity when thrown into d limelight wt a bank of mics & media cameras in front of them.
Totally agreed. Never forget - Behind every successful health DG, there is a ‘air suam’ drinking focked up health minister.