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hospital has received accolades from various agencies such as the
World Health Organisation (WHO), Refugee Relief and Repatriation
Commissioner (RRRC) and International Committee of Red Cross
(ICRC).
Following its outstanding performance, the Government has agreed to
extend its operation until December 2021, which is the maximum period of
two years.
The operation of this field hospital has further fostered the good relation
between Malaysian and Bangladesh, while it also serves as a training field for
Malaysia is the only ASEAN country that opens and operates a hospital to handle the Rohingya crisis.
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ATM’s preparedness in humanitarian aid and health situation. In addition
to providing health and medical assistance to Rohingyan refugees, the
Malaysian field hospital also provides such services to the locals.
“A total of 81,698 cases have been treated at this
hospital and it has also become the hospital
of reference in the district, which attests that
ATM does have good and experienced medical
staff.”