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Ministry of health

Ministry of health. Services for occupational health. Under the Ministry of Health, an institute is being develop for medical research purposes. It is INSTITUTE for MEDICAL RESEARCH (IMR).

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Ministry of health

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  1. Ministry of health Services for occupational health

  2. Under the Ministry of Health, an institute is being develop for medical research purposes. It is INSTITUTE for MEDICAL RESEARCH (IMR). • Under this institute, they develop several unit such as Occupational Health Unit, Health Risk Assessment Unit, Environmental Health Research Centre (EHRC) and also others unit.

  3. Introduction to Occupational Health Unit • conduct research and provide consultation on occupational diseases and work-related disorders. • established to ensure safe and healthy working conditions through research and dissemination of information, education and training in the field of occupational safety and health.

  4. The Unit has embarked in researches related to exposure of physical, chemical and biological hazards. • Most of the occupational health matters are being authorized by DOSH and NIOSH. Ministry of health only conduct surveillance to help those departments.

  5. Services under MOH • Hepatitis B Immunizations Program • For healthcare worker was launched as early as 1989 which further enhanced in 2006. • The worker are screened first for their antibody status • Immunization screening is done to unsure the immunity status of the healthcare worker.

  6. Sharps Injury Surveillance Program • Program for the notifications and management of staff who encounter sharps injuries in work places. • Aimed for gathering data on the sharps injuries among health care workers and developing sharps injury registry.

  7. 24 OH Clinics Operational • Located in the existing health clinics as well as in two hospital • Clinics can provide health care services: • Medical surveillance to MOH’s laboratory • Vector • Radiology staff • Medical examination, X-Ray, audiometry, spirometry and laboratory investigation are provided for workers.

  8. Several promotional activities on OSH • Talks • Seminar • Continuous Professional Development Sessions • Training courses

  9. Further development • OSH units are proposed to be established in state hospitals under the one care system by 2020.

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