關於 international healthcare week ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

📰 Self-paid COVID vaccine to be available in Taiwan soon
🀄 自費COVID疫苗即將在台灣上市

第三波~第七波抽書活動
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan will begin offering self-paid coronavirus vaccine doses to those who need to travel abroad as early as the end of April, according to Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) Spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥).

📌 台北(台灣新聞)—據中央流行病指揮中心發言人莊仁祥說，台灣最早將於4月底，開始向需要出國旅行的人，提供自費型冠狀病毒疫苗。

Speaking to the media on Thursday (April 8), Chuang pointed out that the country may administer 5,000 to 10,000 self-paid AstraZeneca vaccine doses to people traveling abroad for work, study, or to receive medical treatments. While the CECC has not yet decided whether to limit access to those with specific reasons to leave the country, he said details of the self-paid vaccination program will be announced as soon as next week.

📌 莊在周四 (4月8日) 與媒體的對話中指出，該國可能會為出國工作、學習或接受醫療的人，提供5,000至10,000劑自付費用的阿斯利康疫苗。儘管CECC尚未決定是否限制有特定原因的人出國，但他說，自費疫苗接種計劃的細節將在下周宣布。

Chuang also said vaccine eligibility could possibly be expanded to the fourth priority group within the next two weeks. That category includes foreign diplomatic personnel and their families in Taiwan as well as athletes representing the country at international competitions.

📌 莊還說，在接下來的兩週內，疫苗的資格可能會擴大到第四優先等級。此類人員包括外交人員及其家屬，以及代表國家參加國際比賽的運動員。

Since the new batch of 199,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, allocated to Taiwan through COVAX, is set to expire May 31, Taiwan is hoping to speed up distribution, said Chuang. The country is expected to receive 5.05 million doses of the Moderna vaccine in May and to have its domestic shots ready by July, he added.

📌 莊說，由於通過COVAX，分配給台灣的新一批199,200劑阿斯利康疫苗將於5月31日到期，台灣希望加快分發速度。預計台灣將在5月收到505萬劑Moderna疫苗，並在7月之前準備好國內註射疫苗。

Taiwan began its vaccination rollout on March 22, and 18,657 adults have received their first dose as of Wednesday afternoon. Currently, all healthcare facility employees, government epidemic prevention workers, and people who have a higher risk of COVID-19 exposure due to their occupation are eligible to receive the jabs.

📌 台灣從3月22日開始接種疫苗，在週三下午，已有18,657名成年人接受了第一劑疫苗。當前，所有醫療機構員工、政府防疫工作人員，以及因職業而有較高COVID-19暴露風險的人，都有資格接受注射。

資料來源: https://reurl.cc/4yO6rV

Can’t remember the exact date I first discussed the need for Malaysia to have our own multidimensional poverty index (back in 2016) - but I do know it was during a conversation in Oxford University as part of the British High Commission’s International Leaders Programme.

Can’t believe here we are in 2021; and through the readiness and support of Professor Fatimah Kari, local Permatang Pauh enumerators, MPKKs, we were able to launch and implement the survey to measure MPI in my home constituency; as well as gauging a more realistic covid adjusted poverty line.

Poverty is not just about a lack of money. Understanding why people are poor requires considering as many factors as possible; such as access to healthcare, education, transportation, and basic amenities. No one indicator can capture the multiple aspects that constitute poverty, wellbeing or empowerment. This becomes all the more important when designing programmes and policies to alleviate poverty.

Credit to Jannah for forgetting to promo the MPI tee meant for all our special enumerators 🤣 and a shout out to Ziela who made time to provide feedback after a busy week, and day of covering, in total, almost 42 homes. Hasta la victoria siempre!

Malaysia baru sahaja melepasi fasa pergolakan politik terlalu sengit - yang menyaksikan perbalahan serta serangan tidak rasional menyalahkan antara satu sama lain.

Hentikanlah. Benar, kemarahan dan kejutan yang kita hadapi bersama sudah tentu tidak akan reda dengan serta-merta. Namun, kita harus bertindak wajar dengan mengutamakan golongan yang terpenting.

Saya bersyukur kerana diberi mandat oleh rakyat Permatang Pauh selaku Ahli Parlimen, mewakili suara mereka pada hari bersejarah, 9 Mei 2018.

Jelas, mandat rakyat harus kita hormati dan pertahankan. Ini prinsip yang merangkul agenda demi rakyat - samada kita bergerak sebagai kerajaan mahupun pembangkang.

Keputusan saya pada akhir Disember 2018, untuk tidak lagi bersama di pentas arena politik arus perdana adalah berdasarkan prinsip mengutamakan pemaknaan agenda reformasi - yang harus menjalar pelaksanaannya di kalangan masyarakat - khususnya penduduk Permatang Pauh.

Tahun ini menjadi saksi kepada sebahagian besar daripada usaha penuh makna di Permatang Pauh - yang melibatkan kerjasama bakat terbaik tanah air kita untuk memberi impak sosio-ekonomi yang positif kepada rakyat.

Saya amat bimbang sekiranya pertimbangan politik jahat menguasai mana-mana kerajaan, maka program-program demi rakyat yang telah kami usahakan bersama bakal menjadi mangsa. Sedangkan program demi rakyat harus kalis politik jahat.

Antara projek rintis yang utama adalah Program SEDAR iaitu program psiko-sosio-rohani yang melibatkan penggunaan metadon di masjid dan diluluskan oleh JAKIM bagi penagih heroin yang mahu kembali ke pangkal jalan.

Selain itu, kami bakal melaksanakan kajian rumah ke rumah untuk meninjau tahap kemiskinan - dengan mengukur indeks kemiskinan multidimensi di Permatang Pauh - bersama pakar kemiskinan dan ahli ekonomi tersohor Malaysia, Profesor Fatimah Kari.

Kita juga perlu meneruskan agenda reformasi yang diusahakan oleh Jabatan Penjara Malaysia - yang menyasarkan 75% daripada jumlah banduan yang layak dan mampu menyertai Program Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti - di luar penjara. Inilah program pemulihan yang sebenar!

Kita memerlukan reformasi di dalam bidang pertanian - dan hasrat saya adalah untuk memperkenalkan sistem pertanian bebas racun perosak; dengan pasaran lumayan luar negara yang tersedia. Barulah petani kita bakal meraih keuntungan yang setimpal dengan perit jerih mereka. Pertanian moden sebegini sudah tentunya memerlukan pelaburan yang tinggi - bukan kepada kroni tetapi petani sejati.

Barulah bekalan makanan negara terjamin - dan usaha murni ini wajib dilunaskan oleh agensi kerajaan dan jabatan sedia ada - tidak kira parti atau bendera mana yang mengepalai kementerian ini. Bendera petani yang terpenting.

Bayangkan, Malaysia mampu mencapai masa depan tanpa kanser serviks - khususnya yang lebih perit dialami oleh wanita berpendapatan rendah - menerusi kolaborasi kami dengan Yayasan Rose, Universiti Malaya.

Tambahan program yang mahu dilaksanakan bukan program sebarang program, namun program yang terbukti berhasil - kerana menjadikan pakar sebenar, bukannya pakar politik sebagai bahan rujukan.

Tidak kira siapa yang memerintah, bersatulah kita semua, dalam memastikan mereka yang mempunyai kuasa, termasuklah Ketua-Ketua Setiausaha di dalam setiap Kementerian, mengutamakan kebajikan rakyat, bukannya kepentingan politik.

Kita harus mengumpulkan idea-idea terbaik Malaysia - dan melaksanakan program yang memberi impak kepada golongan terpinggir, dan terjerumus di dalam kancah kemiskinan.

Ingatlah, penagih memerlukan rawatan. Maka, klinik Cure and Care di seluruh Malaysia harus diberi dana sokongan supaya dapat beroperasi seperti biasa.

Selain itu, bantuan sara hidup dan bantuan lain harus tepat pada sasaran menerusi ukuran kemiskinan yang lebih menyeluruh dan tepat.
Bantuan haruslah memperkasa dan mempertahan maruah golongan yang dibantu. Inilah reformasi kemiskinan yang sebenar.

Reformasi penjara juga perlu disokong. Berikan suara kepada mereka yang tidak mampu bersuara di atas nama keadilan sosial.

Semaikan kasih sayang, toleransi dan adab serta akhlak yang mulia. Walau ada yang menyemai kebencian, ingatlah peribadi Rasulullah SAW kesayangan umat Islam - kitalah yang mencerminkan agama Islam yang syumul.

Desak kerajaan hari ini untuk mencerminkan rakyatnya; desak mereka untuk mempertahan nilai nilai murni dan mengutamakan rakyat terpinggir dan golongan bawahan.

Wadah politik saya ialah KEADILAN (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) - yang telah memungkinkan saya merealisasikan idealisme reformasi berpaksikan prinsip keadilan, InshaaAllah. Di mana-mana sahaja kawasan parlimen yang kita wakili, kekalkanlah kredibiliti melalui kerja, program, inisiatif dan dalam mempertahan dasar perjuangan.

Saya akan terus menyokong kepimpinan dan teman-teman KEADILAN - khususnya untuk memberikan usaha terbaik di dalam memelihara idealisme dan kredibiliti kita. Kita mesti menyahkan unsur-unsur khianat di dalam jemaah. Kini, adalah masa untuk kita membina semula parti, menegakkan prinsip-prinsip yang kita perjuangkan, dan membantu rakyat menikmati dasar terbaik yang kalis politik jahat dan kalis masa depan.

NURUL IZZAH ANWAR
Ahli Parlimen Permatang Pauh

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Much political turmoil shook us all this past week. It is now quickly descending into an unscrupulous blame game. This has to stop. Granted, the shock and outrage has not fully subsided. But it is exactly in this hour of need that we must reflect on what’s most important.

I was fortunate enough to have received the mandate from the people of Permatang Pauh as a legislator, on that fateful day on 9th May 2018.

Clearly, the people’s mandate must always reign supreme.

And ultimately, this should be our guiding principle regardless of whether we are in government or in opposition.

Late December 2018, I made the decision to exit the mainstream political scene and focus on my reform-based initiatives on the ground in Permatang Pauh.

We were making headway with our methadone in mosques - psycho-socio-spiritual JAKIM-approved programs for heroin addicts. We were about to embark on our multidimensional poverty index ground survey with Malaysia’s foremost poverty expert & economist Prof Fatimah Kari, and continue our collaborations with the Prison Department’s reform agenda - targeting 75 percent of eligible, non violent criminals to be absorbed in corrective community programs - ensuring rehab efforts bear fruit. We fervently wanted to introduce pesticide-free precision farming - an endeavour that requires huge financial investment in existing green houses - with a ready target in international markets - to safeguard Malaysian food security and protect our farmers. We also of course want to see an eventual end to cervical cancer, especially amongst women in the lower income household, by collaborating with ROSE Foundation of University Malaya!

My fear is that in the ongoing political turmoil, these on the ground, these socially impactful projects, might be derailed.

These are evidence based initiatives and must be fully politics-proof.

Regardless of who is in office, we as collective Malaysian stakeholders must join in a call to action that ensures governments, including the likes of powerful Secretary-Generals that wield much authority across ministries, maintain the policies and programs which have the most benefit and impact for communities on the ground.

Of the many interactions I have had, the ones that have made the most lasting impact are those involving the best of Malaysian minds, coupled with their fortitude to realise workable and concrete solutions to assist the most vulnerable in our communities. Protection of those without access to basic public services, infrastructure, and opportunities is paramount.

Addicts require treatment. The Cure and Care Clinics throughout Malaysia must continue their operations. Those who are deprived must receive targeted assistance through better measurement of poverty; eventually engaged and empowered. Prison reforms must also continue to be supported.

If there is a key lesson to be learned in all of this, it is not to forget those who are so easily forgotten.

Please join me in remembering and helping those that need it most: to push for policies that are evidence-based and politics-proof to help those unable to help themselves achieve mobility while simultaneously empowering talents everywhere.

All Malaysians need better access to quality healthcare, education, economic empowerment that enable them to improve their own lives and those of their families & communities.

Don’t sow hatred and enmity; let us instead expand and grow our tolerance of one another especially in times of division. If the government of the day is reflective of its people, then let us ensure that it is our values they truly reflect.

I shall continue supporting my KEADILAN leadership and colleagues - specifically to do our best in preserving our ideals and credibility by purging treacherous elements from our midst. Now more than ever must we rebuild the party from within, to uphold the principles we claim to embody.

KEADILAN is the vehicle that allowed us to realise our reform ideals based on the principles of fairness, justice and equal opportunity - forming the basis of my work in the constituencies I have had the honour to represent.

We must continue to preserve our credibility through our work, our programmes, initiatives and policies.

NURUL IZZAH ANWAR
Member of Parliament Permatang Pauh

www.nurulizzah.com
http://keanggotaan.keadilanrakyat.org/