Penang facing urban malaria crisis following influx of foreign workers, says state health DG

KEPALA BATAS: Penang is experiencing an urban malaria crisis following the influx of foreign nationals into the state’s various economic sectors with the health status of these workers being unknown.

State Health director, Datuk Dr Ma'arof Sudin said employers in the private sector having foreign workers should thus provide information on their workers from endemic malaria countries to the nearest District Health Office for record purposes.