A new ray of hope is shining on the underserved regions of Sarawak through a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership, backed by The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH), the Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists (MSA) and Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC). Through the Global Surgery Initiative (GSI) programme, highly skilled and compassionate doctors, medical officers, and nurses from Sarawak General Hospital, Sri Aman Hospital 2 and SJMC joined hands to perform an impressive 34 surgeries in a week, thereby improving lives and leaving a lasting impact on the communities they serve. Dr Liew Ngoh Chin, SJMC’s Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon performing Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) Creation on a patient with End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF) "The GSI initiative is a noble cause that empowers patients without access to critical medical services. We are grateful to be a part of this effort to establish safe and patient-centred anaesthesia. The dedication and expertise of hea...
