MalayMail/Bernama-Oct 17
The National Sports Institute (ISN) has set up the first Women’s Health Clinic at the National Sports Medical Centre (NSMC) as an initiative to address the health issues of female athletes. Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said the clinic was set up after receiving feedback through a town hall session conducted with the country’s female athletes last August. “During the town hall session, many female athletes voiced out their opinions that I consider important for us to resolve. “Some of them said they were in pain every month and there was no female doctor, obstetrician or gynaecologist here to consult them. “We cannot expect male coaches to give advice to female athletes on this matter because they may not have sufficient knowledge about women’s health issues,” she told reporters after visiting the clinic here today.
With the setting up of the clinic, ISN also appointed a visiting obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Jerilee Azhary and a permanent female doctor, Dr Wan Nadiah Zainab Wan Azman, to handle and provide medical services to the national female athletes. Among the services provided are consultation, health check-ups, external referrals and women’s health education sessions. Read more at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2023/10/17/hannah-yeoh-first-womens-health-clinic-set-up-at-national-sports-medical-centre-to-handle-female-athletes-health-issues/96797
