LETTER | Education is the best strategy to emphasise immunisation importance for the indigenous people.
revelation that measles caused the death of 15 Orang Asli villagers in Kelantan has brought to the forefront the issue of effective healthcare for MalaysiaThe Orang Asli have been sidelined, with many settlements moved from the jungle to the fringes of towns during the communist insurgency. In a study conducted on Orang Asli settlements, it was found that the heights and weights of children in these resettled areas were lower than their brethren who remained in the jungle.
In the past, the Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli , later renamed as Jabatan Orang Asli , was entrusted with the health care of the indigenous communities with the co-operation of the Health Ministry . This responsibility was subsequently handed completely to the MOH. Many will disappear into the jungle when they find out a health team is coming to provide vaccinations. These medical teams will then run clinics to treat the ill, and not for prevention of diseases.
The government has to look into allocating more manpower and funds to these neglected indigenous tribes without considering their voting power. Groups like the Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia Response and Relief Team have been going around installing local water treatment facilities to the Orang Asli populations and providing basic healthcare service but more efforts are needed, especially from the authorities.
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