Kuala lumpur: There has yet to be a flood victim referred to hospital and no outbreak of disease among evacuees at relief centres, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, data from the Crisis Preparedness And Response Centre (CPRC) as of yesterday indicated that 628 evacuees in relief centres have been checked. Among them, 78 Acute Respiratory Infection cases were recorded, along with 16 cases of skin infection, two cases of Acute Gastroenteritis, and one case of conjunctivitis.

Nine health facilities have been affected by floods, with three in Kelantan, four in Perak, and two in Perlis. Seven of these are rural clinics, in addition to a health clinic and a physiotherapy clinic. Eight of these facilities are currently not operational, but their services have been relocated to nearby health facilities that are not affected by floods. One facility remains operational.

Dr Dzulkefly further stated that the Health Ministry (MOH) has established a comprehensive action plan to ensure the continuity of services during the Northeast Monsoon period. This includes optimising workforce, equipment, and logistics. Alternative facilities have been identified to ensure that health services remain unaffected if major facilities are impacted by floods, and measures have been taken to update medicine supply and maintain stocks for at least three months.

The MOH is also prepared to deploy special emergency medical teams, including Rapid Assessment Teams (RAT), Rapid Response Teams (RRT), and Medical Emergency Response Teams (MERT) for the floods. Health checks are being conducted at relief centres to address public health concerns, such as providing psychosocial support to evacuees and implementing sanitation processes.

As of this morning, 20,146 evacuees are being housed at 119 centres across eight states, with Pahang being the latest state affected by flooding.