Increasing awareness on community health education in rural areas By Fung Lan Yong

Increasing awareness on community health education in rural areas By Fung Lan Yong Published in ‘Daily Express’ on Oct 1, 2017, page 17 Sabah’s rural and remote communities often reside in geographically inaccessible areas characterized by diverse cultural and sociodemographic backgrounds and low educational levels.  They also have poor rural-urban linkages that have adversely affected the creation of jobs, productivity and income, while poor integration of their economic activities has resulted in limited business opportunities and poor optimization of resources.  Moreover, their economic activities are limited to cottage industries using traditional methods due to inadequate infrastructure, poor logistics and the lack of creativity and innovation.  All these factors tend to limit health awareness in the rural areas. Lack of health awareness and its effects People in the remote and sparsely populated areas of Sabah lack health awareness because many live...