PUTRAJAYA: Two new workforce-focused programmes have been launched by the Health Ministry to better ensure the occupational safety and health of all workers across the country.
This includes the Malaysia Occupational Health Service for Public Sector programme that aims to strengthen occupational health services in the public sector.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic) said the programme will achieve this through implementing medical surveillance, early detection, and prevention of occupational diseases policies in public agencies.
The project’s implementation will be done in phases, starting with a pilot project involving four high-risk key agencies in the Klang Valley area first.
This includes the police, local authorities, the Malaysian Nuclear Agency and the Road Transport Department.
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Dzulkefly also announced the launch of the Integrated Workplace Health Programme, a workplace health intervention that aims to improve overall health in workplaces across the country.
The programme, which is open for all companies to apply, will provide employees of participating companies with webinars, and newsletters on healthcare and mental health education to build healthier workplaces.
