KOTA BARU – The flood mitigation project at Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II) will improve the level of infrastructure facilities and provide more effective and efficient health services during the flood season, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said the project includes the construction of concrete fences and drainage, as well as other mechanical and electrical works such as water pumps and flood barrier systems.
“A total of 14 flood barrier fences were constructed to prevent water from entering the hospital area.
“The government has approved this project under the First Rolling Plan of the 11th Malaysia Plan, costing RM8 million, of which this project is the first to be implemented in an existing government facility,” he said.
He said this to reporters after the handover of the flood mitigation project at HRPZ II here today, which was also attended by state Public Works, Infrastructure and Utilities Committee chairman Datuk Azami Mohd Nor.
Khairy added that as many as 60 new ambulances, costing RM24.3 million, will be placed at various health facilities in Kelantan.
“A total of 20 ambulances will be placed in hospitals while another 40 will be placed at health clinics. These ambulances will be supplied in stages starting next year,” he said.
Khairy said that an echocardiography machine and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery machine, costing RM1.69 million, were placed at HRPZ II to reduce referral cases and enable patients to be treated at this hospital. – Bernama, October 10, 2022
