Friday, February 19, 2010

Padang terap (Day 10- The Final Day- Trip to the New Malaysia Entry Point KOTA PUTRA)

Venue: The northern part of Padang Terap

Thursday (11/2/2010)-PPKP Zuraidi Mokhtar brief about the Non-Communicable Diseases and now the activity done is No-Smoking operation. it is done at lease monthly and more active in hospital area.

PPKP Zuraidi showing some of the Court Paper before going for Trial in court

The Power Badge!! Authority badge to show the smoker who will be summon

In the evening we're brought to Durian burung or now name as Kota Putra. Last time well known for it's sugar cane plantation producing Padang Terap Sugar. Now is replace with other plantation such as Papaya and watermelons. The New entry point or also called Immigration and Customs Quarantine (ICQ) connect Malaysia to Thailand making all together 4 main Entry point namely Padang besar in Perlis, Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah, Rantau Panjang in Kelantan and now Kota Putra also in Kedah. Sill undergoing construction on the Thai side ours is already equipt with beautiful building. There usually Customs to check the goods brought in and out of malaysia, Immigration to check on the immigrants and the emigrant (the person), and the Health section in-charge of the disease going cross the borders. Health post in Kota Putra will consist of 4 section which are Food Safety and Quality Control (FSQC) (which is active now) International Health, Communicable Disease Control (CDC), and Pharmacy unit. Currently only the FSQC is functioning as the only individual crossing the border as the entry point is just launch at 20th of January 2010.


Used to be Sugar Cane plantation


The ICQ point


The Health Post


In the meeting room listening to brifing from the Food Safety and Quality Control Unit


The other side is Thailand


The Entry point


The welcoming Committee


The group photo with the Medical Officer in-charge of the FSQC


The group photo at the entry point


Group photo at the Entry of the ICQ complex


The Health Clinic at Kota Putra town (KK Kota Putra)


A small Token of appreciation to the District Health Officer Dr. Ishak


Group Photo with the District Health Officer Dr. Ishak

Padang Terap (Day 9-Primer Health Unit)

Venue: Padang Terap Distric Health Office meeting room

Wednesday(10/2/2010)- Primer Health Unit headed by Haji Rosidi Ghazali. Briefing about the meaning Primer Health deal with outpatient department. Mainly in screening the population including the healthy to see early sign. Screening include for Child, male Teen, Female Teen, Male Adult, Female Adult, Geriatrics.. This year the Primary care centers are doing integrated system as one counter for all cases including Diabetes, Hypertension, Maternal Health, Child health, Mental Health, Geriatric health, adolescent health


Hj Rosidi explaining about the part of the Health Clinics department


This is the Integrated Records Room. All the cases are file here as not yet going for paperless system


This are all the normal cases rack


The Asthmatics file cubicle/basket, out of the common cases rack


The Diabetes files rack


Mental Health File


Geriatric health file rack


Postnatal, Family planning, Antenatal, Child health file rack


What is available in the basic screening checkup this including the peak flow meter to screen asthmatic cases


This is the Medical officers room to see all the cases unless special cases that need the specialist attention



Some of the medicine and equipment in the casualty room/ emergency room



The Directly Observe Treatment Short course (DOTS) followup from hospital



The AEDpro machine is like mini Defibrillator


Oxymetry machine to observe Oxygen level in circulation


Suction machine in the Emergency room


The Nebuliser for Asthmatic patients


The Intravenous saline and other Drips


The Record card for the patient to keep and remind themselves when to come again for followups


Diabetics corner to counsel diabetic patient and do checkups


Awareness about the diabetic foot


Inside the Pharmacy unit


Inside the Methadone Clinic


The hidden machine!! It's a fundoscopy machine or called Retinal Camera


The Fundus can be seen!!


Trying out the Retinal Camera


The eye picture of cataract cases which need to be referred to a eye specialist


Some Blood Blot in the fundus


Group picture with the Medical assistance in charge of the retinal camera