Management of 147 clinics across Sarawak to be digitised with an allocation of RM10 million

GEDONG. Jan 15 2026: The management of 147 clinics in Sarawak will be digitised using the 'Cloud-Based Clinic Management System (CCMS). 

Abang Johari Openg: Patients also benefit from the overall system as they can store their health records wherever they are. 

Premier Abang Johari Openg said the state government will allocate RM10 million to implement the new system that make things easier for doctors and nurses at clinics by shortening clerical work and giving them more time to treat patients.

According to him, patients also benefit from the overall system as they can store their health records wherever they are.

"So in the spirit of helping the people and the spirit of the Malaysian nation, Sarawak will give RM10 million.

"With the CCMS system, health clinics throughout Sarawak will have a network to the patient database," he said when speaking at the opening of Digitalization of Health Clinics Using CCMS and the Healthy Malaysia National Agenda Tour (ANMS) today.

Apart from this system, the premier also said that the federal Ministry of Health (MoH) has provided eight mobile dental clinic units in an effort to help patients, especially those in rural areas, access dental treatment.

"The price per unit is RM1 million and they (MoH) have given eight units, meaning RM8 million in total," he explained.

According to him, a mobile dental clinic will later be located in Kota Samarahan which will erve Tambirat, Sebuyau and surrounding areas including several other areas such as Sarikei and Lawas.

He explained that the number of mobile dental clinic units will be increased if there is a need pressing from time to time.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Health Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, in his welcoming speech, said that Sarawak still has 117 health clinics and 49 dental clinics that have not been digitized, with an estimated cost implication of RM16 million.

With the strong cooperation between the two government bodies today, he is confident that they will be able to find a way to complete the remaining efforts to ensure equitable access to digital health for all Sarawakians, whether in the cities or in the countryside.

On that occasion, Dr Dzulkefly also announced funds totaling RM950,000 to the Gedong Health Clinic for the purpose of launching operations and purchasing health equipment at the clinic.

Also present were Sarawak Deputy Premiers Awang Tengah Ali Hasan and Dr Sim Kui Hian, Minister of Women, Children and Community Wellbeing  Development Fatimah Abdullah and Deputy Minister of Health Hanifah Hajar Taib