First Orang Asli medic post taking shape

An Orang Asli participant, Sura Bah Singin, 18, learning how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) from St John Ambulance officer Sally Low (right). – Bernama

KUALA LIPIS: The country’s first Orang Asli medical post in Pos Lenjang in Pahang, about 80km from here, will become a reality in about two months’ time.

It will be staffed by the Orang Asli themselves who have already undergone a basic course in handling minor emergency cases such as wounds, fractures and snake bites before the victims are taken to the nearest hospital.