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Aerial view of the flood situation in Mersing, Johor, on December 17, 2019. — Picture by BERNAMA[/caption]
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — The Health Ministry has activated the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) at its headquarters in Putrajaya to monitor the current flood situation around the country.
Its Deputy Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said the CPRC will update the ministry on the number of evacuees at temporary flood relief centres on a daily basis, to enable immediate and necessary action to be taken.
"The CPRC will collaborate with the relief centres as they have input on evacuees that can be shared with district health offices. This can help us manage any issues," he said to reporters after officiating the Pressure Injury Seminar at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) here yesterday.
He also advised residents at flood-affected areas to only drink boiled water as there may be a limited supply of treated water during the flood season.
Meanwhile, Dr Lee applauded HKL's success in bringing down the national key performance indicator for pressure injuries from 2.1 in 2018 to 0.8 this year, a positive turning point for Malaysia’s pressure injury healthcare.
"HKL's Pressure Injury Prevention Committee team is very dedicated towards combating pressure injury cases...they also produced a pressure injury prevention manual to create awareness and to educate the public especially on how to manage bedridden patients at home," he said.
HKL Pressure Injury Prevention Committee chairman Dr Harikrishna K.R. Nair advised caregivers of bedridden and elderly patients to continually reposition these patients to prevent the occurrence of pressure injuries.
— Bernama
