The Sabah Health Ministry announced on August 15 that it completed an internal investigation into an alleged sexual harassment case involving a hospital director and transferred the official to a medical officer role within the Sabah Health Department pending further decisions [1, 2, 3, 4].
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said, "Administratively, the ministry has completed the internal investigation. Among the actions taken was the transfer of the director to a medical officer's position in the medical division of the Sabah Health Department" [1]. He also confirmed the official report has been sent to the Public Service Department, which will consider further action based on the officer's grade and its jurisdiction [3].
The victim of the alleged harassment has received full support, including psychiatric treatment, and has been placed in a better working environment, the ministry stated [1, 2, 3, 4].
The case first came to public attention in July 2026 after Kapayan assemblyman Chin Teck Ming and Sabah Warisan Health Bureau chief Dr Istefan Koh raised the issue publicly [1, 2, 3, 4]. Sabah police commissioner Datuk Jauteh Dikun confirmed a police report had been filed earlier in 2026 in connection with the allegations [1, 3].
The Health Ministry’s investigation and administrative transfer come after months of scrutiny. The Public Service Department will now decide on any further sanctions or disciplinary measures. The case remains under their review.
