SERDANG: The Health Ministry is ready to provide comprehensive health screenings and follow-up care for Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) volunteers returning home after being repatriated from Greece.
Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the health assessments would also include psychosocial and mental health support, which would be provided continuously through the National Centre of Excellence for Mental Health (NCEMH).
"The ministry will ensure that the volunteers receive thorough health screenings, treatment where necessary, and ongoing psychosocial and mental health support. These services will be delivered comprehensively and continuously through NCEMH,” he told reporters after attending the Hari Jantung Jelajah Wira Madani 2025 celebration at Sultan Idris Shah Hospital here on Saturday (Oct 4).
Also present was the hospital’s director, Dr Farique Rizal Abdul Hamid.
Dzulkefly added that the ministry was closely monitoring developments related to the mission and would continue to oversee the condition of all participating activists.
"We also pray that the remaining volunteers still in detention are released promptly. Special prayers have been held, and the ministry, together with the relevant teams, is always on standby to provide the necessary services,” he said.
The Sumud Nusantara Command Centre (SNCC) previously confirmed that six GSF mission volunteers - five from Malaysia and one from Brunei - had safely returned home on Friday (Oct 3).
They are Tuan Mohamad Asri Tuan Hussein, Abdul Rahim Azhari, Muhammad Khairin Afiq Mohd Subkhi, Ahmad Safuan Ujar, Nur Ilham Fansuri Zainal Rashid and Bruneian national Rezahmaisalamah Md Yusof.
The GSF, comprising more than 500 activists from 45 countries, sailed towards Gaza as a symbol of solidarity and an effort to break the Israeli blockade.- Bernama
