Sarawak leads the charge on infectious diseases

Special visit: Abang Johari (second from left) talking to a vaccine recipient at Unimas’ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Hall while Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah (third left) and Unimas vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi (left) look on.

KUCHING: Sarawak has approved RM200mil to build an infectious diseases research centre under a forward-looking policy to handle future pandemics.

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the construction of the centre, to be located near the Sarawak Heart Centre in Kota Samarahan, would start this year and is slated for completion in three years’ time.