Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Archives

9 January 2024

Sarawak, Putrajaya Explore Innovative Financing Model For Cancer Centre

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman says the Sarawak state government is prepared to provide RM1 billion for the financing of a Sarawak Cancer Centre, while MOH manages human resources. Dr Sim Kui Hian also proposed "perks" for specialists serving Sarawak.

8 January 2024

Malaysia

Roche Selects Sarawak General Hospital For First-In-Human Clinical Trial Site

Roche Pharmaceuticals has selected Sarawak General Hospital as a site for a First-in-Human (FIH) clinical trial. The FIH trial is on a new experimental drug for SLE. Roche becomes the first top MNC to bring its FIH trials under rheumatology to Malaysia.

5 September 2022

Malaysia

SGH To Conduct Phase One Clinical Trials Next Year: Khairy

Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), Clinical Research Malaysia, and Novartis have signed an MOU, where SGH will be the multinational pharmaceutical company’s preferred clinical research centre.

11 March 2022

Malaysia

Amid Staff Outbreaks, SGH And Sibu Hospital Struggle Keeping Non-Covid Services

Sarawak General Hospital and Sibu Hospital are facing at least 5% reduction of their health care workforce over Covid quarantine, straining capacity to maintain elective care.

27 January 2022

Malaysia

Sarawak Explains Why Covid-19 Hospitalisation Rate Appears High

Sarawak officials say the state’s hospital admission data includes suspected Covid patients and asymptomatic or mild cases isolating in quarantine centres.

26 April 2021

Malaysia

Sarawak General Hospital Hits Full Capacity For Covid-19 Patients

Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching triages incoming Covid-19 cases based on the seriousness of their symptoms, while some Covid-19 patients on oxygen support are still awaiting ICU beds.

1 January 2021

Malaysia

Sibu Hospital’s Cancer Patients Get Ambulatory, Teleconsultation Services

The health minister did not mention if the government had plans on building a new radiotherapy unit or cancer centre in Sibu Hospital.

16 September 2020

Malaysia

Putrajaya Won’t Build New General Hospital In Sarawak

Dr Adham Baba says MOH is committed to completing the Petrajaya Hospital project against all odds.

24 July 2020

Malaysia

SGH Had 68 Covid-19 Cases, Almost 80pc Transmitted Between Staff

MOH says strict containment measures were implemented at Sarawak General Hospital.

22 July 2020

Malaysia

Sarawak Specialists Up To 18 Times Fewer Than West Coast Peninsula: SUPP

Medical officers from the peninsula who were offered a six-month extended contract did not turn up for work at Sarawak General Hospital, says the Meradong assemblyman.

Tag: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH)

Sarawak, Putrajaya Explore Innovative Financing Model For Cancer Centre

Roche Selects Sarawak General Hospital For First-In-Human Clinical Trial Site

SGH To Conduct Phase One Clinical Trials Next Year: Khairy

Amid Staff Outbreaks, SGH And Sibu Hospital Struggle Keeping Non-Covid Services

Sarawak Explains Why Covid-19 Hospitalisation Rate Appears High

Sarawak General Hospital Hits Full Capacity For Covid-19 Patients

Sibu Hospital’s Cancer Patients Get Ambulatory, Teleconsultation Services

Putrajaya Won’t Build New General Hospital In Sarawak

SGH Had 68 Covid-19 Cases, Almost 80pc Transmitted Between Staff

Sarawak Specialists Up To 18 Times Fewer Than West Coast Peninsula: SUPP

Closed In Three Hospitals, MOH’s FPP Service Severely Cut Post-Pandemic

Don’t Fear Lawsuits From Performing CPR: IJN Doctor

Battling NCD Crisis Starts With Eating Right To Get To Healthy Weight

Doctors Warn Of ‘Dua Darjat’, Insufficient Beds And Staff To Expand MOH Private Wings

Dr Tay Tien Yaa’s Suicide Has Exposed Flaws In Health Care System — Members Of The Board Of Visitors Of Putrajaya Hospital