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	Laos: ASEAN Members Seek Cooperation in Natural Disaster Assistance
	Vientiane, Laos: As many as 57 delegates from national disaster management offices of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered here on Wednesday (5 April) to seek ways for future cooperation in natural disaster assistance.\r\nThe meeting, which is scheduled to run through Thursday (6 April) will inform progress and key issues of priority programs under the working group\'s purview, namely disaster risk assessment, prevention and mitigation, knowledge and innovation management, preparedness and response, and lastly recovery, Director General of the Social Welfare Department of the Lao Ministry of Labor and S
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	Malaysia: MOH Will Hire More Emergency Medicine Specialists
	Kuala Lumpur: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will hire more emergency medicine specialists to treat accident victims and address the shortage of medical specialists at government hospitals. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said that the hiring of more emergency medicine specialists was necessary as Malaysia recorded high number of road accidents annually. "Malaysia has more than 120 emergency medicine specialists, all of whom are graduates of ‘Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’ (UKM), ‘Universiti Malaya’ (UM) and ‘Universiti Sains Malaysia’ (USM). "This number is still low and inadequate
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	Malaysia: AG's Report: Improper Payments In MERS 999 Project
	Kuala Lumpur: The monitoring committee set up to monitor the Malaysian Emergency Response Services (MERS) 999 project failed to administer the government contract resulting in improper payments amounting to RM13.54 million. The Auditor-General's 2012 Report tabled in Dewan Rakyat Tuesday said the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (JPPP) had verified RM1.62 million compared to the cost in the Bill of Quantity amounting to RM1.08 million, resulting in an overpayment of RM0.54 million. "The weakness of the project monitoring committee and the negligence of the ministry's officers had caused improper payment amounting to RM13.54 milli
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	Malaysia: Malaysia Launches Emergency Services App for the Physically Impaired
	For people with speech and hearing impairments, emergency services are now just a click away thanks to a new mobile application called “SaveMe 999”. Developed by the Malaysian Emergency Response Services (MERS), the new mobile app uses the Global Position System (GPS) feature of smartphone s to identify the location of the caller. To use the application, users will be required to fill in their personal particulars such as name, details of disability and their next-of-kin’s contact details.
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	Malaysia: Malaysia 100 Medical Teams in 2 States to Treat Flood Victims
	Chukai: The Health Ministry has dispatched about 100 forward medical teams (FMT) to Terengganu and Pahang to provide treatment to flood victims. Made up of doctors, nurses, medical assistants, health department’s volunteers, Armed Forces' Medical Corps and non-government organisations, the FMTs have been working round the clock since floods struck the east coast last week. Pahang Health Department director Datuk Dr Norhizan Ismail said it had deployed 67 mobile and static FMT teams, each comprising 2 doctors, a nurse and a medical assistant, in the 11 affected districts in the state.
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Laos: ASEAN Members Seek Cooperation in Natural Disaster Assistance

Malaysia: MOH Will Hire More Emergency Medicine Specialists

Malaysia: AG's Report: Improper Payments In MERS 999 Project

Malaysia: Malaysia Launches Emergency Services App for the Physically Impaired

Malaysia: Malaysia 100 Medical Teams in 2 States to Treat Flood Victims

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