Page 29 - The COVID-19 Chronicles of Malaysia: The Tsunami

The Deputy Director-General of Health

The current COVID-19 pandemic is
a once-in-a-century health crisis. It
provided us with an unexpected

and unwelcomed opportunity to
test our health system's response
and preparedness in emergency

situations.

Although there are gaps in
communication between agencies,

public health decisions are
carefully guided to the best of our
ability, with experience and

expertise, and leadership from my
dedicated team.

Racking up one-year's worth of
experience in face of this Public health preparedness is a

pandemic, the strategies and priority that I’ve always
approaches continue to advance emphasised upon and preparing
and unfold with changing events. for the worst is no longer just

theoretical as we’ve had to
As part of the public health long develop national policies with
term strategy, it is critical to form methods that weren’t described
strategies for vaccination, to in text books.

secure the nation reaches - Datuk Dr Chong Chee Kheong
sufficient threshold for herd
immunity.

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