Flying Doctor Services in Sarawak: A Medical Frontline Experience
Malaysia has a 34.3 million population, with 40% residing in rural areas. Since gaining independence, the Malaysian government put a tremendous focus as well as resources in improving the health care services with the aim of improving the health status of Malaysians. The Ministry of Health is the m...
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| author | Lim, Siong Hee Sam Froze, Jiee Winnie, Johnny Lai, Hui Yee |
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| description | Malaysia has a 34.3 million population, with 40% residing in rural areas. Since gaining independence, the Malaysian government put a tremendous focus as well as resources in improving the health care services with the aim of improving the health status of Malaysians. The Ministry of Health is the main stakeholder in ensuring quality of services, accessibility, and equity in providing health care to the community. Unfortunately, some rural areas in the state of Sarawak are beyond reachable via land or water transportation. Hence, a flying doctor service was introduced in the state of Sarawak in 1973 for this purpose. However, the quality of care is still limited because of various reasons and challenges faced. Nevertheless, efforts in improving the health care status of the rural continue as we aim to leave no one behind. |
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| spelling | my.unimas.ir-455212024-08-06T04:15:13Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45521/ Flying Doctor Services in Sarawak: A Medical Frontline Experience Lim, Siong Hee Sam Froze, Jiee Winnie, Johnny Lai, Hui Yee RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Malaysia has a 34.3 million population, with 40% residing in rural areas. Since gaining independence, the Malaysian government put a tremendous focus as well as resources in improving the health care services with the aim of improving the health status of Malaysians. The Ministry of Health is the main stakeholder in ensuring quality of services, accessibility, and equity in providing health care to the community. Unfortunately, some rural areas in the state of Sarawak are beyond reachable via land or water transportation. Hence, a flying doctor service was introduced in the state of Sarawak in 1973 for this purpose. However, the quality of care is still limited because of various reasons and challenges faced. Nevertheless, efforts in improving the health care status of the rural continue as we aim to leave no one behind. Elsevier Inc. 2024-06-29 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45521/3/Flying%20Doctor%20-%20Copy.pdf Lim, Siong Hee and Sam Froze, Jiee and Winnie, Johnny and Lai, Hui Yee (2024) Flying Doctor Services in Sarawak: A Medical Frontline Experience. Air Medical Journal, 1 (3). pp. 1-3. ISSN 1532-6497 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1067991X24000695 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2024.05.001 |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Lim, Siong Hee Sam Froze, Jiee Winnie, Johnny Lai, Hui Yee Flying Doctor Services in Sarawak: A Medical Frontline Experience |
| title | Flying Doctor Services in Sarawak: A Medical Frontline Experience |
| title_full | Flying Doctor Services in Sarawak: A Medical Frontline Experience |
| title_fullStr | Flying Doctor Services in Sarawak: A Medical Frontline Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flying Doctor Services in Sarawak: A Medical Frontline Experience |
| title_short | Flying Doctor Services in Sarawak: A Medical Frontline Experience |
| title_sort | flying doctor services in sarawak: a medical frontline experience |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45521/3/Flying%20Doctor%20-%20Copy.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45521/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1067991X24000695 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2024.05.001 |
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