Suhakam, Advocates Demand Release Of Independent Committee’s Report On 2016 HSAJB Fire Tragedy
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the HSAJB fire tragedy that killed 6 patients, the worst hospital fire in history, Suhakam chair Hishamudin Yunus, Dr Milton Lum, and the Galen Centre demand that MOH publish the independent committee's report on the fire.
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Key takeaways
Suhakam and advocates demand the MOH publish the 2016 HSAJB fire report, citing unmet safety recommendations.
An independent report blamed hospital management and fire safety failures for the 2016 HSAJB fire tragedy.
The MOH has not published the report despite receiving it in 2018 and its declassification in 2019.
The report recommends safety measures that the government must implement to prevent future tragedies.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — On October 25, 2016, six patients died in a blaze at the south intensive care unit (ICU) of Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru Hospital (HSAJB), the deadliest hospital fire in history.
An independent closed-door inquiry chaired by former Court of Appeal judge Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, who is currently chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), blamed a lack of preparedness by hospital management and staff for the fatalities.
The independent committee’s 225-page report, as sighted by CodeBlue in 2020, found that none of the south ICU staff had undergone training in fire drills or emergency evacuation; the Fire and Rescue Department knowingly allowed HSAJB to operate illegally without a fire safety certificate; and a fire extinguisher provided by Medivest Sdn Bhd to the hospital had malfunctioned during the fire tragedy.
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