KUCHING, Nov. 13 -- Sarawak is aiming to become the first state in Malaysia to fully digitalise all its health clinics (KK) by 2026, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian.

He said 175 clinics, which cover about 70 per cent of Sarawak's public health clinic patients, have already been digitised, allowing authorised doctors and nurses across these facilities to access patients' medical history, investigations, and medication records online.

"Most importantly, patients from 175 Klinik Kesihatan in Sarawak no longer need to carry their paper case notes," he said in a Facebook post.

He added that the state will next explore healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) applications, including medical diagnostics, predictive analytics, te...