A representative of the Sarawak Midwives Association (right) preparing a mother for a Pap smear to check for cervical cancer. The Star/Tan Shiow Chin
The longhouse is a modern one – double-storeyed, built with bricks and concrete, equipped with running water and electricity.
There is a primary school nearby, as well as a small Klinik Kesihatan (public health clinic) manned by a medical assistant, with a doctor swinging by every month or so.
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