4 agencies to provide medical flights during FDS suspension
The agencies are the police, the fire and rescue department, the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad announced that four agencies will provide medical flights to remote locations during a temporary shutdown of the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) following a helicopter accident in Sarawak. The agencies involved are the police, fire and rescue department, Royal Malaysian Air Force, and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
The alternative flights are necessary to prevent disruption of healthcare services for patients in isolated regions, according to Dzulkefly. The ministry is awaiting the results of an investigation into the crash before deciding on safety measures for the FDS operations, which can resume once the investigation is complete. The FDS delivers medicines and vaccines through regular visits and performs medical evacuations for critically ill patients in rural areas, covering 97 remote localities in Kapit, Miri, and Limbang.
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