Minister calls nine‑year abandoned Tambunan Hospital project ‘sick’, pledges RM988,000 for urgent upgrades
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 16 — The new Outpatient Department (OPD) building project at Tambunan Hospital, which has been...
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 16 - Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has called the abandoned nine-year-old Tambunan Hospital project "sick" and pledged RM988,000 for urgent upgrades. During his visit to the hospital, he described the conditions as among the most disheartening he had witnessed. The situation at the hospital was characterized by patients and staff having to cope with limited space.
The minister announced the immediate allocation of funds towards improving the Emergency Department, canteen, and purchasing medical equipment and amenities. He also thanked the local MP and state assemblyman for contributing medical equipment. Tambunan Hospital, operating since 1977, serves approximately 43,400 residents across seven sub-districts and 88 villages.
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