Govt working to expedite claims for victims of FDS helicopter crash – Dzulkefly
TAIPING: The Health Ministry is working with the Public Service Department’s Pension Division and the Finance Ministry to expedite benefits for the families of victims of the Sept 8 flying doctor service helicopter crash in Sarawak.
The Health Ministry in Malaysia is collaborating with the Public Service Department's Pension Division and the Finance Ministry to swiftly provide benefits to the families of victims of the Sep 8 FDS helicopter crash in Sarawak. The benefits encompass death ex-gratia payments, retirement entitlements, and other claims. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad disclosed that the ministry is diligently calculating these benefits in minute detail.
The tragic incident resulted in the loss of all five individuals on board a BO-105 helicopter operated by Layang-Layang Aerospace, including medical officer Dr. Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin, medical assistant Alexson Adit Henry, two nurses, Debra Moset and Jessie Paya Jok, and pilot Captain Zainol Afiq Bee Sham. Dzulkefly emphasized that the ministry has not established a specific timeline for the temporary suspension of FDS operations; resumption will occur once the authorities finalize their official investigation findings.
The health ministry has allocated over RM1.65 million for hospital upgrades and improvements, which surpasses last year's RM571,000 allocation for the Emergency Department and psychiatric ward, both of which have been fully completed.
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