HULU LANGAT: Repairs on health clinics and health facilities affected by the floods are being expedited, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.

       He said the ministry’s priority was to ensure healthcare in the affected areas could resume as soon as possible.

       “Many health clinics and health facilities under the MOH were affected and closed due to the floods.

       “We have not received an estimate of the damage, but we have moved to repair them,” he told reporters when inspecting three health clinics affected by the floods in the Hulu Langat area yesterday.

       They are the Hulu Langat Batu 14 health clinic, Klinik Desa Dusun Tua and Klinik Desa Batu 18, reported Bernama.

       The Hulu Langat health clinic was closed for a week and has now reopened, while the two other clinics are still closed for repairs and are expected to reopen by next week.

       Dr Noor Azmi also said the ministry was ready to deal with water-borne infectious diseases such as leptospirosis and skin diseases that usually occurred during the flood season.