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Broken Ambulance Door, Dilapidated Staff Quarters, Poor Staff Meals: Post-Long Lellang Tragedy

Malaysia Times desk Original: CodeBlue 1h ago X
Broken Ambulance Door, Dilapidated Staff Quarters, Poor Staff Meals: Post-Long Lellang Tragedy
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The Long Lellang tragedy has sparked stories from health workers about other parts of the health service, like broken ambulance doors and bald tyres, very dilapidated staff quarters in Sabah, and poor staff meals like plain bread and biscuits for doctors.

From the original report

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Reports on terrible conditions of assets and staff quarters in the national health service have emerged beyond Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopters after the Long Lellang tragedy.

Public Health Malaysia (PHM), a pro-health Facebook page with 1.5 million followers, highlighted a nurse’s Threads post last Thursday that showed a video of her holding an ambulance door shut with her foot.

This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.

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Originally published
Sep 15, 2026
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Sep 15, 2026
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