MOH moves on compensation for Sarawak helicopter crash victims’ families, flying doctor service stays grounded
TAIPING, Sept 21 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is collaborating with the Public Service Department’s (PSD)...
On September 21, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is working alongside the Public Service Department’s Pension Division and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to streamline the process for paying ex-gratia compensation, processing retirement benefit claims, and providing other benefits to the families and heirs of the victims who died in the flying doctor service (FDS) helicopter crash in Sarawak on September 8.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad stated that the calculations for these benefits are being meticulously prepared. He spoke to journalists following a visit to Taiping Hospital. The BO-105 helicopter operated by Layang-Layang Aerospace carrying medical officer Dr. Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin, medical assistant Alexson Adit Henry, nurses Debra Moset and Jessie Paya Jok, and pilot Captain Zainol Afiq Bee Sham crashed near the end of the Long Lellang STOLport runway around 3:40pm, resulting in the death of all five individuals on board.
The MOH has not specified when the FDS operations in Sarawak will resume following a temporary suspension, emphasizing that operations will restart only after the completion of the official investigation findings. Dzulkefly also revealed that the MOH has allocated over RM1.65 million to enhance and improve Taiping Hospital's facilities, which includes upgrades, renovations, and repairs to healthcare facilities, restrooms, and other areas.
This allocation surpasses the RM571,000 provided last year for improvements to the hospital's Emergency Department and psychiatric ward, which has already been fully completed.
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