KOTA KINABALU: Calls for Sabah to have an emergency call centre based in the state are intensifying following an incident where a man tragically died after suffering a heart attack as paramedics only responded an hour after a call was made.
Parti Warisan secretary-general Datuk Loretto Padua said this could have been averted if the state had its own Malaysian Emergency Response Services call centre, negating the need for calls to be routed to Kuala Lumpur first.
In the 2021 incident, firemen were late to respond to the scene after a call was made to the 999 number. "I really can't see the logic or the need behind this. Do we have to wait for another tragedy before action is taken?" he asked In the latest case, Sabah Health director Dr Rose Nani Mudin said the ambulance was unable to respond immediately to an emergency situation here as they were unable to obtain the exact location of the patient due to a dropped call.
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