Humble Health DG Refuses To Accept Title Of “National Hero”, Says It’s A Team Effort

Team work makes the dream work.

This is exactly what Health DG, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah lives by. After he was applauded by the public and deemed a “national hero” during a press conference held in Putrajaya on Sunday (29th March), the humble leader immediately brushed off this title, saying that everything boiled down to teamwork.

It takes a “team effort” to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Health DG:

“It’s not about me. It is what we can do together as one.”, as reported by The Star.

The respected national figure went on to say that it wasn’t just his efforts that mattered, but what everyone was doing to serve their country, “what we can do for Covid-19 (situation). What is important is our service,” echoed Dr Noor Hisham.

Unsurprisingly, it seems as though the public loves him even more now because of his humble claims. The stirring 21-second clip of our Health DG’s response has now garnered a total of 6.4k retweets and 8.7k likes on Twitter, with many netizens praising him and the Health Ministry for their efficiency in tackling the dreaded pandemic.

Reaksi Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan @DGHisham apabila warganet menggelarkannya sebagai 'wira negara'…. pic.twitter.com/7gHf16yGJC

— BERNAMA TV ?? (@BernamaTV) March 29, 2020

Dr Noor Hisham has an established career in endocrine surgery and has worked under three Health Ministers to date. He is the face that you see in majority of the daily press conferences to update civilians on the state of Covid-19 in Malaysia. As of right now, Malaysia records a nationwide total of 2,470 Covid-19 cases and 35 deaths.

Kudos to our Health DG and all the frontliners who have worked long and hard to battle this virus for our health and safety. As Malaysian citizens, we could not be more proud of you!

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