Malaysia’s director-general of Health that is Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah has proudly received many awards and also recognition for his amazing capability and also strategy to handle the Covid-19 Pandemic Outbreak here in Malaysia. Previously, he was hailed as one of “the world’s top doctors” by the Chinese media for his impressive effort so far. This time around, he has been awarded as one-third of the “Covid’s Heroic Trio”. He received this particular recognition alongside New Zealand’s director-general of Health that is Dr. Ashley Bloomfield and also the director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases that is Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci.
An article wrote by The Independent Singapore stated, “Dr. Mak who is Singapore’s Director of Medical Services is nothing like Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, Malaysia’s Health Director-General. For most evenings the past few months, anxious Malaysians have been tuning in from all over the nation to watch the live telecast of the Covid-19 briefing, delivered by Dr. Noor Hisham. He would calmly detail the latest developments, switching effortlessly between English and Bahasa. He is the country’s public face in Malaysia’s fight to contain the virus”.
They also added, “And he does not stop there. He tweets earnestly: “We need unity to fight this and not against each other. Our frontliners have been enduring the ground for the past 10 months 24/7. Mental and physical fatigue setting in. Some are prepared to throw in the towel. Please learn from Sabah.” Malaysia is experiencing a spike now because of, among other things, the Sabah state elections”.
Sources: The Independent Singapore.