| Hakim Hayat |
AS PART of the government’s vision to ensure that all its people have access to quality healthcare, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday morning took a closer look at the progress and operations of the country’s largest hospital during an impromptu visit.
His Majesty’s arrival at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital in the capital was welcomed by the Minister of Health, Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Zulkarnain bin Haji Hanafi, and Acting Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mohamad Roselan bin Haji Mohamad Daud, who later accompanied the monarch in a tour of the hospital’s facilities.
During the visit, His Majesty took his time to scrutinise the operations of a number of units and facilities in the main block of the hospital including the Accident and Emergency Section, Medical Clinic, Medical Records Room, Pharmacy, Specialist Clinic Section, Cardiac Centre, Medical Library, Sports Complex, National Medical Store and the Acute Medical Unit.
As His Majesty was greeted by a host of hospital staff, health professionals, patients and the public who were elated with His Majesty’s presence, the monarch was seen mingling with patients to learn about their conditions and wish them a speedy recovery and also spoke to hospital staff to discover more on the progress and issues faced by staff in departments and units in the hospital.
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam; Minister of Health, Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Zulkarnain bin Haji Hanafi; Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mohamad Roselan bin Haji Mohamad Daud, Acting Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office; and other officials touring the Women and Children’s Centre block of the RIPAS Hospital.
Photos show His Majesty, Minister of Health, Acting Minister at the PMO, and other officials touring the Medical Records Room (above) and the Pharmacy of the RIPAS Hospital.
His Majesty interacting with members of the public at the Outpatient Clinic of RIPAS Hospital. – PHOTOS: AZROL AZMI
His Majesty visiting the ward complex of the RIPAS Hospital.
Members of the public greeting His Majesty at the ward complex of the RIPAS Hospital.
His Majesty interacting with a young patient that was undergoing a treatment at the Haemotology Unit of the RIPAS Hospital.
The visit offered His Majesty a better understanding of the hospital’s operations and allowed the monarch to listen to any concerns or ideas raised that would help improve the hospital’s operations.
His Majesty also visited the and Children’s Centre block, which opened in January last year with its 11 floors and 382 beds. It offers paediatric services, midwifery and obst-etrics and gynaecology which are equipped with the latest facilities, infrastructure and quality medical equipment which meet international stan-dards. The centre also includes a neonatal intensive care unit, a fertility unit, first-class rooms and an operation theatre.
Before concluding his visit, the monarch also had a meeting with senior government officials at the Ministry of Health (MoH) where he delivered a titah.
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