{
  "id": 12363976,
  "title": "Tuaran MP calls for Sabah healthcare upgrade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/tuaran-mp-calls-for-sabah-healthcare-upgrade",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1549171/tuaran-mp-calls-sabah-healthcare-upgrade"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kota Kinabalu: Sabah's hospitals and clinics are struggling with overcrowding, prompting Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau to urge the government to take urgent action. During a health committee visit, Tangau found that the issue extends beyond patient numbers, encompassing staff shortages, limited treatment space, referral delays, and poor record management. The problem spreads from clinics to referral hospitals, as seen in Tuaran with elderly patients waiting in small rooms for treatment. Tangau, acknowledging the hard work of healthcare workers, emphasized the importance of tracing patient records, which hold crucial medical history and continuity of care. He presented five proposals to the government for Budget 2027, including a special plan to address overcrowding, a Health Services Commission to manage workforce needs, and incentives for medical officers working in Sabah and Sarawak.",
  "summary": "KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s overcrowded hospitals and health clinics need urgent government action, a lawmaker said, calling for concrete and comprehensive measures to address the problem.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}