Sarawak on track to become Malaysia’s first fully digital healthcare state by end-2026

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By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, July 4: Sarawak is on its way to becoming the first in Malaysia to implement a fully digital healthcare system by the end of 2026, in line with efforts to expand access to quality healthcare services for the people regardless of where they are.

According to Deputy Health Minister Dato Hanifah Hajar Taib, most government health clinics in Sarawak are operating on digital platforms, in line with the federal government’s commitment through the Ministry of Health (MOH) to modernise the nation’s healthcare system.

She noted that the initiative focuses on improving equity in access to healthcare services so that people in rural areas receive the same standard of care as those in urban centres.

“Our main focus is to improve equity in access, ensuring that patients in Kapit Division receive the same standard of basic healthcare as patients in Kuala Lumpur.

“To bridge this geographical gap, telehealth initiatives such as MediRover and the MediDoc system are now leveraging 5G networks and satellite technology to bring specialist services directly to rural communities,” she said when officiating the opening ceremony of the Transforming Brain Injury (TBI) 6.0 Conference in Sibu today, as reported by the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas).

At the same time, she stressed that a sustainable transformation of the healthcare system also requires continued investment in human capital development, including doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and future leaders in the healthcare sector.

“Sustainable transformation requires continuous investment in healthcare human capital.

“Educational platforms such as TBI 6.0 play an important role in strengthening professional development, research collaboration and specialist training,” she said. — DayakDaily