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Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian said the lab is meant to strengthen health research, biotechnology and precision medicine in Sarawak.

His speech was delivered by Kuching South Mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng at the 19th ASEAN Conference of Clinical Laboratory Sciences in Kuching on July 30.

Why it matters

The State wants the facility to support work on new medicines, future disease readiness and international research partnerships.

Dr Sim also linked the plan to Sarawak's wider healthcare push, including the RM1 billion Sarawak Cancer Centre and the digitalisation of more than 150 primary healthcare facilities through the Cloud-Based Clinic Management System.

Location: Kuching, Sarawak
Details: RM300 million biomedical research laboratory; health research, biotechnology and precision medicine focus

Source: DayakDaily

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