According to state health and environment committee chairman Ling Ting Soon, at least 30 government clinics in Johor will be upgraded this year. So far, the Johor government has identified 30 health and village clinics that need an upgrade. Last year, 29 health and village clinics all over Johor were upgraded with a budget of RM13mil. This year, the plan is to upgrade at least 30 more health and village clinics with a budget of about RM14mil. Ling mentioned that they have already identified 30 clinics and are now getting further details on upgrades needed at these health facilities. He shared this information after attending the Harmoni Bersama (Together in Harmony) program in conjunction with Chinese New Year at Fo Guang Shan-Hsingma temple on Saturday (Feb 17).
Johor unity, heritage and culture committee chairman K. Raven Kumar was also present at the event. Ling also addressed claims in a viral video alleging that the Batu Bakar village clinic in Johor Baru is in dire condition and no longer in operation. He clarified that the building shown in the video is the clinic’s old quarters that are no longer in use, and the actual clinic is located just next to the old quarters. He assured that the clinic is still in operation and has never closed its doors to the public. In fact, the clinic has also been upgraded previously. Additionally, he mentioned that the state health department would apply to the Health Ministry for the old quarters to be demolished and replaced with a new one.
Earlier, a video had made rounds on social media, where a man showed a wooden building in dire poor condition, which he claimed was the Kampung Bakar Batu village clinic.
