When hydrogen chloride comes into contact with even atmospheric water vapour, toxic fumes of hydrochloric acid are released into the air. On the 7th day of March in 2019, enough of it was in the air to affect six thousand people and hospitalize 2,775 more.

 

The Sungai Kim Kim river pollution in Johor’s Pasir Gudang went down in Malaysian history as the worst of its kind thus far. Over a hundred schools had to be closed as most of the victims were children. Deployed to the rescue, along with a Hazmat team and the CBRN – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear – team from the 12th Squadron of the Royal Army Engineers Regiment, was Management and Science University (MSU) alumnus Lance Corporal Mohd Helmie Hussaini Azahar of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

 

 

Trails for cleaner rivers in MSU’s new collaboration with KASA’s JPS

 

“I had trained for Tactical Casualty Care together with armed forces from China, Singapore, Australia and Denmark; that was for three months in 2016. The year before, it had been with Australia and Canada for Chemical Biology Radiation Nuclear Exploitation (CBRNe),” explains Mohd Helmie Hussaini.

 

 

Fast forward to March 2020 and the army man was again deployed to the frontline. On the 14th day of March, Malaysia began its COVID-19 lockdown and Helmie’s unit was tasked with Ops Penawar in Simpang Renggam, where he kept watch over citizen compliance with the Movement Control Order (MCO) announced into place. In his professional capacity of a Medical Assistant Officer serving in the Emergency Department at the Malaysian Field Hospital in Kluang, Johor these past five years, he was also sent to help at the Low-Risk Patient Quarantine and Treatment Centre – a makeshift hospital converted from the Malaysia Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS).

 

MSU responds to MCO

Race to a flat line

 

 

The Diploma in Medical Assistant graduate from MSU’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (FHLS) recalls another prior experience in his army medical career, this time a little far from home.

 

 

“There was a mud flood at Cox’s Bazaar where the Malaysian Hospital Field in Bangladesh is. We were called in to rescue the patients and also save the hospital. It was a strenuous mission but we pulled through. A proper drainage system that we helped build is preventing future recurrences” says Lance Corporal Mohd Helmie.

 

 

Danger may be his daily dalliance yet the military man equipped to handle weapons such as the M4 and M16 carbines and the M67 fragmentation grenade (it took Helmie 6 months to master them, beginning with a mustering-up of courage to even touch them the first time), managed to find time for the softer side of life.

 

“The best thing that ever happened to me was falling in love with a junior on the same Diploma in Medical Assistant programme at MSU. Nur Izzati Kamal Taufik (DMA '14) became my girlfriend in 2010; now she is my wife.

 

"I cannot thank all my lecturers on the DMA programme enough for always inspiring and encouraging me to finish my studies, which I did in 2013. My learning experiences at MSU were nothing short of compelling. I enjoyed all the community engagements, the fun runs, the Raya Open House, creating new entries to the Malaysia Book of Records, and of course, my Convocation Day. For the best in your personal development, I can only highly recommend that you go to MSU!”

 

 

MSU Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology

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MSU Diploma in Medical Sciences

MSU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons)

 

 



When hydrogen chloride comes into contact with even atmospheric water vapour, toxic fumes of hydrochloric acid are released into the air. On the 7th day of March in 2019, enough of it was in the air to affect six thousand people and hospitalize 2,775 more.

 

The Sungai Kim Kim river pollution in Johor’s Pasir Gudang went down in Malaysian history as the worst of its kind thus far. Over a hundred schools had to be closed as most of the victims were children. Deployed to the rescue, along with a Hazmat team and the CBRN – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear – team from the 12th Squadron of the Royal Army Engineers Regiment, was Management and Science University (MSU) alumnus Lance Corporal Mohd Helmie Hussaini Azahar of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

 

 

Trails for cleaner rivers in MSU’s new collaboration with KASA’s JPS

 

“I had trained for Tactical Casualty Care together with armed forces from China, Singapore, Australia and Denmark; that was for three months in 2016. The year before, it had been with Australia and Canada for Chemical Biology Radiation Nuclear Exploitation (CBRNe),” explains Mohd Helmie Hussaini.

 

 

Fast forward to March 2020 and the army man was again deployed to the frontline. On the 14th day of March, Malaysia began its COVID-19 lockdown and Helmie’s unit was tasked with Ops Penawar in Simpang Renggam, where he kept watch over citizen compliance with the Movement Control Order (MCO) announced into place. In his professional capacity of a Medical Assistant Officer serving in the Emergency Department at the Malaysian Field Hospital in Kluang, Johor these past five years, he was also sent to help at the Low-Risk Patient Quarantine and Treatment Centre – a makeshift hospital converted from the Malaysia Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS).

 

MSU responds to MCO

Race to a flat line

 

 

The Diploma in Medical Assistant graduate from MSU’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (FHLS) recalls another prior experience in his army medical career, this time a little far from home.

 

 

“There was a mud flood at Cox’s Bazaar where the Malaysian Hospital Field in Bangladesh is. We were called in to rescue the patients and also save the hospital. It was a strenuous mission but we pulled through. A proper drainage system that we helped build is preventing future recurrences” says Lance Corporal Mohd Helmie.

 

 

Danger may be his daily dalliance yet the military man equipped to handle weapons such as the M4 and M16 carbines and the M67 fragmentation grenade (it took Helmie 6 months to master them, beginning with a mustering-up of courage to even touch them the first time), managed to find time for the softer side of life.

 

“The best thing that ever happened to me was falling in love with a junior on the same Diploma in Medical Assistant programme at MSU. Nur Izzati Kamal Taufik (DMA '14) became my girlfriend in 2010; now she is my wife.

 

"I cannot thank all my lecturers on the DMA programme enough for always inspiring and encouraging me to finish my studies, which I did in 2013. My learning experiences at MSU were nothing short of compelling. I enjoyed all the community engagements, the fun runs, the Raya Open House, creating new entries to the Malaysia Book of Records, and of course, my Convocation Day. For the best in your personal development, I can only highly recommend that you go to MSU!”

 

 

MSU Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology

MSU Diploma in Radiotherapy

MSU Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health

MSU Diploma in Medical Sciences

MSU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons)