Armed Forces Health Services Division in Supporting the Malaysian Armed Forces Readiness During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Since the Spanish flu pandemic, COVID-19 is by far the biggest communicable disease outbreak to have affected the world and our country1. As of April 2022, the pandemic has claimed over 35,000 Malaysian lives. Moreover, this pandemic has imposed a huge toll not only to individuals and communities but also has become a unique threat to our military readiness. In order to ensure the readiness of our forces, MAF Health Service (MAFHS) plays an important and crucial role to assure maximum readiness of the troops.