Health Ministry refutes claims of teen posing as medical officer giving out medication

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The Health Ministry has denied a media report claiming that a 14-year-old who was arrested for trespassing and impersonating a Sultan Idris Shah Hospital (HSIS) staff member in Serdang recently performed medical procedures, including prescribing medication to patients.   Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni informed reporters  at the media briefing on mental health and MySAVE programme as well as safe and responsible media reporting on suicidal behaviour on Thursday (Aug 15) that the ministry has not received any reports confirming the allegations and that an investigation is ongoing.   He said the girl's ruse was uncovered when the staff became suspicious of her behaviour and unusually youthful appearance, adding that HSIS is improving security measures at the facility following the incident.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

00:05Mohon berkat Yang Maha Esang

00:07Can you explain a little bit about mental health among teenagers?

00:12Especially lately we have a case involving a 14-year-old boy

00:17who served as a health worker at Sedang Hospital

00:21and he did have a record of mental health and he did not follow up

00:26Yes, that is the story of the case

00:30I cannot explain further because it is being investigated by the police

00:35Even so, for the patients who have mental health problems

00:44the treatment sessions must be conducted regularly

00:51We are also concerned that the treatment of these patients is still under stigma

00:59due to the fear of accepting the fact that mental health is not normal

01:04What we want to inform the public is that

01:08mental health can happen to anyone

01:12whether they are physically healthy or not

01:15and they need treatment

01:18Our primary health centers provide these treatments

01:25and for the incidents that happened at Sedang

01:28those are the incidents that have happened before

01:32and the cause of the incidents

01:37can be related to the mental health of the individual

01:44There is also a report that the teenager was able to provide treatment to the patient

01:49That is still under investigation

01:54I do not accept the report

01:58Even so, what we have found is that

02:02the patient did go to our facilities

02:09but did not follow any procedure

02:12He was the only one who tried to get treatment

02:18Even so, he was able to escape

02:23and his conspiracy was exposed

02:26when our staff suspected that something was wrong

02:33We also need to understand that

02:35the Sedang health center is a very complex center

02:41and it is very large

02:43and for the identification of the patient

02:47he was identified by the relevant units

02:52He came as an M.O.

02:55and there was a doubt

02:59because his physical appearance was too young

03:02So, it is not true that he tried to get treatment

03:05and followed the procedure?

03:08No, that did not happen

03:10It is obvious that it was not easy for him to do that

03:15because he did not have any skills

03:18He only pretended to be an M.O.

03:26when he tried to get treatment in an emergency

03:32So, what are the steps to improve the condition of the Sedang health center?

03:35Now, we will improve the use of PAS

03:41and the Sedang hospital will think of the best way

03:47because the health center and the large hospitals

03:51are used to receiving trainers

03:54and the number of patients is not hundreds

03:58but thousands in the facilities

04:01So, we will take the necessary steps

04:05to prevent this from happening again

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