The Star RAWANG: Over 20,000 residents in Bandar Country Homes in Rawang can expect to benefit from the services of the 1Malaysia Clinic after Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai decided to set up a clinic in the area following a visit recently.
Bandar Country Homes residents’ association chairman Soong Beng Khoon said the issue regarding location would need to be sorted out before the clinic was constructed.
He said the clinic, once approved and established, would bring convenience to the residents who had to endure traffic congestions while travelling to the nearest medical centre in Pekan Rawang.
Soong said the travel time between Bandar Country Homes and Pekan Rawang would usually take about 20 minutes.
However, with traffic congestions occuring frequently, the travel time could take up to 40 minutes or more, and this could post a problem for those who require immediate medical attention.
He added that the affordable rates of the 1Malaysia Clinic’s services would also greatly benefit the residents as they were mostly from the low- to middle-income households.
The 1Malaysia Clinic is an initiative, under the Government Transformation Programme’s (GTP) Cost of Living National Key Results Area (NKRA), aimed to provide affordable basic health care to the public.
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