After report of medical workers buying own safety gear, Health DG denies any PPE shortage in Sabah | Malay Mail

Monday, 02 Nov 2020 08:18 PM MYTHealth director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah at a press conference in Putrajaya October 27, 2020. — Picture by Choo Choy May

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today rejected claims that public healthcare workers in Sabah were facing a personal protective equipment shortage. This follows a report of an anonymous public health worker in Sabah alleging that some frontliners were purchasing their own PPE due to shortages caused by supplies being directed to critical areas.“The PPE that we have, that we monitor from here and also from the state, last for 29 days, the minimum is 29 days, but we do have emergency procurement

“RM25 million has also been given to procure only PPE because we are not thinking short term but long term as well, so the procurement is being done,” he said.“I do not know where this rumour comes in and which hospital that is actually short . There is no mention of the hospital, no mention of its name, perhaps it is just fake news,” he said.

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Supplies low, frontliners buy PPE with own funds, says Sabah health workerThe staff member from a hospital in the interior claims PPEs only provided for those carrying out certain tasks. FMTNews Sabah PPE Frontliners Fund Covid19
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

Health DG: Claims that Sabah interior hospitals lack PPE is 'fake news'Noor Hisham says current PPE stocks can last for at least 29 days. Apa sahaja tentang Sabah sekarang ialah fiksyen. Yang nyata hanyalah Bung. Come on DG this is not what we the rakyats expecting from you, the problem is always hiding the truth just to please your master's is not good, you're now becoming a 🃏 Says fake but he does not counter with evidence!!... how to belief? DGHisham KKMPutrajaya
Source: malaysiakini - 🏆 20. / 51 Read more »

Health personnel sent to Sabah experienced in combating Covid-19Deputy health minister denies these were 'juniors' who had to be retrained. FMTNews Sabah Covid19 Frontliners
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »