PH Ambassador Tirol-Ignacio, Minister of Health Dato Mohammad Isham Discuss Post-Pandemic Recovery, Updates on Joint Venture on Health Education

Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-lgnacio calls on Minister Dato Mohammad Isham Bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health. (Brunei PE photo)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 08 September 2022 — Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-lgnacio made a courtesy call on Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health, at the Ministry of Health (MOH) on 06 September 2022.

Ambassador Tirol-lgnacio praised the policies and programs adopted by Brunei Darussalam under the guidance of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. She noted that the effectiveness of Brunei’s response is set to significantly hasten post-pandemic recovery and the onset of normalization.

The Ambassador expressed hope for the arrival of COVID-19 boosters against the omicron sub variant within the next few months. She thanked Dato Isham for the invaluable assistance extended by the MOH to the Filipino community in Brunei at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and MOH’s continued extension of COVID-19 vaccines to them, as well as expressed requested support for Philippine Embassy efforts to expand its health screening services for Filipino nationals in Brunei.

Ambassador Tirol-lgnacio and Dato Mohammad Isham discussed developments on the first joint venture between the Far Eastern University (FEU) of the Philippines, Darussalam Assets, and the Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC) to establish the JPMC College of Health Sciences (JPMC-CHS). Dato Mohammad Isham shared that the anticipated opening of the JPMC-CHS in October 2022 generated great interest, with the number of applicants for admission into the nursing program surpassing expectations. Full operations are expected to commence in early 2023. END

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