Public Health

DEPARTMENT POLICIES

1.         Public Health Unit Background

1.1 During Establishment

The Public Health Unit , Hospital Putrajaya was established in year 2001. In establishment time it have only one Assistant Environmental Health Officer U32 (Ast.EHO U32) . In year 2008 one designations of Assistant Environmental Health Officer U29 (Ast.EHO U29) were being approved. At that time all task and responsibility of  Head Unit was handled by Ast.EHO U29 until October 2010. Because of demand to duty and service that increasingly increase from time to time, above concern and agreement from Hospital Putrajaya Director with Chief of Environmental Health Officer (EHO) recommendation in Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Health Department and through Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Health Department Director , a Ast.EHO U32 has in stationed to fill vacancy during October 2010. Now ,The Public Health Unit staffed by 2 people member who being co-operate to ensure The Public Health Unit activity run smoothly .

1.2 Now

Post	Total Post	Fill	Empty
Asst.Environmental Health Officer U32 Asst.Environmental Health Officer U29 Ast.Public Health U17 Administrative Assistant N17 Health Treatment Assistant  U1 Low Rank General Staff U16	1 1   0 0   0 0	1   0 0   0 0	0   0 0   0 0
Total	2	2	0

2.0 General Objective

To create hospital atmosphere and the environment that cheerful, comfortable, safe and under control from cause of infection disease and make hospital as focal point for health promotion for patient, patient’s family and surrounding community.

 

3.0 Spesific Objective

• Notification of communicable diseases cases in Putrajaya Hospital.
• Ensure all Putrajaya Hospital environmental area are free from aedes breeding through anti aedes mosquito monitoring activities.
• Ensure all Putrajaya Hospital environmental area free from cigarette smoke through anti cigarette monitoring program and enforcement.
• Ensure food premise level in Putrajaya Hospital in sanitary state all the time.
• Coorperate with Water Quality Control Unit at Putrajaya Health Office during water sampling activities and water testing analysis.

4.0 Public Health Unit Organization Chart

 

 

5.0 Public Health Unit Function/Major Scope

5.1 Monitoring notification of infection disease case in Putrajaya Hospital.

5.2 Monitoring Vector control activity.

5.3 Carry out food premise inspection.

5.4 Carry out prohibition enforcement smoking activity compound in hospital.

5.5 Monitoring Water Quality Control activity.

5.6 Collaborating with Health Education Unit in promoting Environmental Health and Public Health activities.

5.7 Investigate all case complain related to Environmental and Public Health.

 

6.0 Activities For Major Functions

6.1 Notification of communicable disease infectious operation.

Ensure operation notification Putrajaya Hospital's infectious cases of the disease according to need subsection 10 (2) Prevention And Control Of Communicable Disease Act 1988 and used by to notify disease case that  are being treated at Putrajaya Hospital.

• Monitor notification infectious disease case.
• Helps in preliminary investigation infectious disease case .
• Provide monthly report.
• Member of District Surveilance Commitee.
• Member of District Outbreak Control Committee.
• Investigate complaint about delay notification and death case in hospital.

 

6.2       Aedes study and vector control

To ensure no larva breeding in hospital around the area and used by to monitor and wipe out larva in hospital around the area according to workprocedures that is fixed.

• Aedes study all over Putrajaya Hospital area.
• Check larva example.
• Conduct research ovitrap
• Issue a warning letter if there is breeding.
• Monitor activity abating, oiling and 'fogging' .
• Investigate complaints relating vector control.

6.3       Food Quality Control

Ensure food production that conducted by premise and food presentation kitchen in Putrajaya Hospital were clean and safe to be eaten and used by during examiner and food handling monitoring follow the prescribed procedure.

•           Check food premises/ offering kitchen.

•           Monitor food sampling activity (Microbiology Test) to be delivered to Public Health Lab

•           Food seizure operation.

•           Investigate complaints relating Food Safety.

6.4       Enforcement Operation Ban Smoking In Hospital Area

Ensure no people that smoking in hospital compound. This in keeping with order and Malaysia Government circular that all public place and Government Premise were free from cigarette smoke and used by to monitor action and take on smoker by issuing warning letter or compound/summon on failure to obey no smoking order in Hospital Putrajaya Area.

 

•           Cigarette operation whole Putrajaya Hospital area.

•           Produce Court Attending Order Notice if necessary and record it.

•           Issue a warning letter or compound/summon

•           Joint operation with Investigation And Procecution Unit from the Putrajaya District Health Office .

•           Provide investigation paper, report, charge sheet and summons for prosecution purpose in court.

6.5       Water Quality Control Monitoring

Monitor water supply cleanliness level in Putrajaya Hospital through water sampling which is done by Water Quality Control Unit from the Putrajaya District Health Office.Receiving feedback of water quality level monthly and investigate complaint relating water quality.

 

•           Cooperating in sampling activity water with Water Quality Control Unit at Putrajaya District Health Office .

•           Collect data and information on water quality parameter in hospital.

•           Investigate and report complaint relating water quality.

•           Monitor  the water storage tank wash activity in hospital.

 

7.0 Other activities

7.1 Occupational Safety And Health Act

Ensure notification of occupational disease among workers cases been report , conducting early investigation about incident and coordinate OSHA committee activities .

• Acting as Safety Health Officer for practicing Occupational Safety Health Act in Putrajaya Hospital.
• Planning and coordinate OSH Committee activities as secretary.
• Give awareness about Occupational Safety And Health among hospital workers.
• Manage and monitor Notification of Occupational Disease and Accident among hospital worker.
• Investigating complaints that related to safety and occupational accident.

7.2       Technical Contribution

• Staff Safety Committee Member And Cleanliness Of Food Premises.

•           Staff Campaign Committee Member Healthy Lifestyle.

•           Staff Anti Smoking Campaign Committee Member.

•           Staff Dietetik Committee Member & Offering.

•           Special duties that directed by Putrajaya Hospital Director.

 

Contact
Head of Unit
En Azman Bin Yaacob
ehazman@hpj.gov.my

Location
Public Health Department
Ground Floor, Putrajaya Hospital,
Precinct 7, 62250 Putrajaya