Health minister calls for probe into specialist’s death

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Dzulkelfy Ahmad responds to news reports on the recent death of a medical specialist at a hospital in Sabah.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/16/health-minister-calls-for-probe-into-specialists-death/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DzulkelfyAhmad #DrTayTienYaa

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00:00Health Minister Zulkifli Ahmad has called for further investigation into the death of

00:06a specialist at a hospital in Sabah which a family member claimed had many unanswered

00:10questions.

00:12In a post on X, he said he has had zero tolerance towards bullying since 2018 and shall remain

00:18steadfast on this policy, adding that all health ministry staff deserve a safe and just

00:22working environment.

00:25Zulkifli was responding to news reports on the death of Dr. Tai Tianya on August 29,

00:29just six months after she reported for duty as head of the chemical pathology unit at

00:34the hospital.

00:36Earlier today, Senator Dr. R. A. Lingeswaran urged the health ministry to investigate after

00:40reading a Facebook post by the specialist's sister.

00:44He said the post talked about alleged bullying that may have been one of the causes, adding

00:48that the health minister and the director general must address the matter as the claims

00:52had gone viral on social media.

00:54Meanwhile, Lahadatu District Police Chief Zubahirin Ismail said yesterday the incident

01:00has been classified as sudden death.

01:03He added that no foul play was suspected, The Star reported.

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