By Yasmin Ramlan
KUALA SELANGOR, Oct 26 — The Selangor government is looking into developing a digital application (app) to digitalise and connect the database of patients’ health information.
State executive councillor for public health and environment Jamaliah Jamaluddin said that the system would be able to provide a forecast of an individual’s chances of contracting an illnesses.
“In public health, we need to look into digitalisation so that patients are able to connect the information to their medical history.
“I believe the Federal government also has a similar initiative, aiming to integrate information, much like the Selangor government’s objective,” she said at the launch of the Healthy Society Programme (Masih) and World Heart Day celebration at the Al-Sultan Abdullah Hospital (Hasa), UiTM Puncak Alam, here, today.
Although a timeline is unavailable as the initiative is currently in its early stages of development, Jamaliah said the state government would fall behind if it didn’t digitalise its public healthcare system.
Jamaliah also acknowledged concerns regarding data privacy, which may complicate the implementation of the initiative.
Meanwhile, Jamaliah lauded Hasa’s dedication to develop its own healthcare app, in line with the state government’s health digitalisation target in 2030.
“We also encourage other associations and related agencies to consider developing similar health-related apps,”
She also praised the collaborative efforts by Hasa and Pfizer Malaysia Sdn Bhd in organising the health community programme, which began on October 7 and will proceed in stages in Kuala Selangor.
On a separate issue in relation to a recent report on the murky waters found in the Serendah Waterfall, Jamaliah said that the murkiness was due to a landslide.
However, she said she had not received any report on the matter.
“If there are any enforcement-related issues, it will fall under the purview of the local council.
“Usually, relevant authorities (Selangor Environment Department, JAS) will monitor it once they receive the report,” she added.
On Monday, a news report stated that the Serendah Waterfall had been murky for five days due to a soil collapse.
The Sinar Daily cited Hulu Selangor Municipal Council president Mohd Hasry Nor Mohd who was reported to have said that the soil collapse took place three kilometres away from the waterfall.
He also said that there had been no prior incidences of murkiness at the Serendah Waterfall.
