Sabah to also have heart centre
The minister said the state government is currently in talks with a foreign university to build the heart centre, which is expected to cost about RM200mil. "As for the autism-focused school, we are also in talks with a foreign partner and hope to have it up and running in two years," he told repor
Sabah may soon have its first heart centre as well as nation's first autism-focused school, according to State Community Development and People's Wellbeing Minister Datuk James Ratib.
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah may soon have its first heart centre as well as nation's first autism-focused school, according to State Community Development and People's Wellbeing Minister Datuk James Ratib.
ADVERTISEMENT'Because of this overload, patients are being transferred to other floors. This puts a strain on our health workers. Peninsula has many (heart centres) and even Sarawak has one. Why Sabah has none? 'We look forward to that chance under this Unity Government through the Health Ministry. We will be meeting the Minister on Tuesday for further discussion,' he said after launching the 'Parenting Workshop Roadshow: Handling Children with Special Needs', organised by the Sabah Council of Social Services, Saturday. The next stop would be Sandakan next Saturday, followed by Tawau and Keningau. The workshop aims to increase the knowledge of parents, teachers and guardians in controlling emotions and behaviours of children with special needs. These include autism, ADHD, dyslexia and Down's syndrome. James said looking after the said children is no easy feat as apart from behavioural abnormalities, there is stigma associated with shame in seeking professional help. He said he would soon be leading a delegation to an autism-focused school in Singapore to study the operations and produce a cost estimate for the one proposed in Sabah.
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