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NEW building for the Rimba Health Centre is being constructed behind the Rimba
Dialysis Centre.
The new health centre falls under the Ninth
National Development Plan (RKN ke-9) for the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Construction for the new building costs $7.8 million and is expected to be
completed by April 2013.
At the foundation laying ceremony yesterday,
chairperson of the event and Acting Assistant Director of Project Development
and Estate Management, Hj Zalidi Hj Abd Latip explained that the current Rimba
Health Centre is sharing a building with the Rimba Dialysis Centre.
"Due to health centre's size, services
are limited and cannot accommodate the growing number of people who
visit," said Hj Zalidi.
The MOH is constructing a new building for the
Rimba Health Centre so it would be able to provide more comprehensive services
and would go in line with the MOH strategic plan for a One Stop Health Care
centre, added Hj Zalidi.
With the moving of the Rimba Health Centre,
this will enable the Rimba Dialysis Centre to improve and develop its services
that go in line with its role as a national kidney reference centre.
The building of the new health centre is
handled by Syarikat Sornata Sdn Bhd and they have started working on the
building since January 18, 2012, Hj Zalidi said, adding that the new Rimba Health
Centre is expected to be completed on April 17, 2013.
The building follows a three floor concept and
the floor area is 4,915 square metres.
Services that will be included in the new
centre are an outpatient clinic, clinic for pregnant women, children's health
clinic and pharmacy/dispensary services, said Hj Zalidi.
Facilities that can be found include a surau
(prayer hall), lecture hall, conference room, lift and car parking area.
According to Hj Zalidi, the new building and
its facilities aims to give comfort to patients and the new health centre will
be efficient and able to cater to problems faced by the people living in the
Mukim Gadong area and general public.
Present as the guest of honour at the
foundation laying ceremony was the Minister of Health, Pehin Orang Kaya Johan
Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Adanan Begawan Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia
Hj Mohd Yusof.
Also present at the event were Dato Paduka Hj
Abd Salam Hj Momin, Permanent Secretary of MOH; Dr Hjh Norlila Dato Paduka Hj
Abd Jalil, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Professional and Technical) at the MOH;
Hjh Siti Mariam Hj Md Jaafar, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Administration and
Finance) at MOH; together with MOH senior officers and staff.
Towards the end of the event, the guest of
honour took a tour of an exhibition displaying the floor plan and picture of
the new Rimba Health Centre Building. The Minister of Health was accompanied by
Hj Zalidi and Mohd Billy Lim Abd Aziz, principal architect from Arkitek
RekaJaya.
Arkitek Rekajaya was chosen as consultant for
the project and the signing of Memorandum of Agreement between Arkitek Rekajaya
and the MOH took place March 23, 2011.
NURHAMIZA HJ ROSLAN
The Brunei Times
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