LEDANG: A total of 16 health infrastructure improvement projects across the state will be implemented under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11th MP) involving an allocation of RM2.3 billion.
State Health and Environment committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said the proposal for the projects including the construction of the new Pasir Gudang hospital and Sultanah Aminah 2 hospital in Tampoi had been submitted to the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) for consideration.
“Of the 21 overall projects planned, we have been given permission to submit 16 projects to the EPU involving an allocation of RM2.3 billion,” he told reporters after the closing of the assistant medical officers’ training course for the 2/14 session here recently.
Ayub said that the construction of new hospitals and health clinics under the 11th MP would be implemented through collaboration between the state government and the Health Ministry.
He said, the state government was also proposing to upgrade Segamat hopital to a specialist hospital and building health clinics in Rengit, Segamat, Parit Raja and Batu Pahat in order to meet the current needs.
“As for now, we have received an allocation of RM50 million for upgrading the Segamat Hospital facilities,” he said.
“It includes the provision of RM450 million in order to upgrade the hospital to a specialist hospital and we expect to receive the remaining RM400 million under the 11th MP without any problems,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ayub said up to the 15th week, Johor recorded 105 dengue cases, a decrease by 15 cases compared to the previous week.
source:Bernama
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