Zainol Abidin, Zahimi and Mohd Sarkam, Mohd Kamarul Amree and Mohd Zainol, Noor Azmi and Mat Salleh, Daud and Mohd Lazim, Ahmad Nabil Amin and Mohd Zamrie, Abu Bakar Siddiq (2022) Combating pandemic: the effort by Malaysian Armed Forces in assisting the government. In: 14th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences 2022 (ICHiSS), 19 - 20 May 2022, via virtual conference. (Submitted)
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Abstract
COVID-19 disease is a fatal infectious disease caused by the coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). The virus has spread worldwide causing thousands of deaths and massive impact health systems, the economy and even security. As one of the virtual machines of government, the military must always ready and alert to be deployed and assisting the present government. In order to be deployed, the military must have clear guidance in performing their roles and duties. This study is to identify and explain the effort by Malaysian Armed Forces in assisting the government to curb the pandemic from further spreading to the whole country. This study will use qualitative approach relying on secondary data and material such as book, journals, articles and reports from various reliable sources including the data from military Hospital in Malaysia that was involved in helping community during pandemic COVID 19. This study also will analyses based on the roles and duties as well as initiative of Malaysia Armed Forces in order to disconnect the COVID 19 network from continuing to spread in the than War (MOOTW). This study will also suggest few steps and actions which can be used to improve the armed forces involvement in carrying out their task in helping govermment specially to stop the COVID 19 problem.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19, Malaysian Armed Forces, Military operations, Malaysian defence and security |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare U Military Science > U Military Science (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Defence Studies &Management |
Depositing User: | Mr Shahrim Daud |
Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2024 08:11 |
Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2024 08:11 |
URI: | http://ir.upnm.edu.my/id/eprint/300 |