Hajiji (third left) surveying the Army Combat Medic Vacination Programme (ACMVP) for the villagers of Kampung Long Pasia in Sipitang on Thursday. – Bernama photo
SIPITANG: The Army’s Jiwa Murni Combat Medic Vaccination programme started at Long Pasia here on Thursday with 500 villagers from here and nearby villages expected to be vaccinated over two days.
This is the Army’s first vaccination programme in Sabah jointly held with the government’s mobile outreach, the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) and village youth volunteers.
Tongod, Nabawan and Semporna districts will be Jiwa Murni’s next destinations from July, August and September respectively.
Praising the Army for this initiative, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Haji Noor hoped more such efforts will be implemented in other districts to speed up the vaccination process.
Hajiji said as of June 23, more than 350,000 people have been vaccinated including about 10,000 army personnel, adding that more than 30 percent of the people have registered for vaccination.
“We hope to see our target of 30,000 people vaccinated daily from July, 2021 when more vaccines become available,” he said.
Earlier, at a development briefing by Sipitang District Officer Ag Raimy Pg Abdul Rahman, the Chief Minister announced a RM570,000 allocation for two suspension bridges, church, army post and school upgrades.
Present were Sipitang Member of Parliament, Yamani Hafez Musa; Sabah Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister, Shahelmy Yahya; Sabah State Secretary Datuk Seri Panglima Sr Safar Untong; State Federal Secretary Dato Dr Zulkapli Mohammad and Fifth Infantary Division Commander Major General Datuk Mohd Halim Bin Khalid.