The writer (centre) with his anaesthetist colleague (wearing black mask) and Mersing Hospital surgical medical officers and nurses in the district hospital’s operation theatre. — Photos: Dr HENRY TAN CHOR LIP
For most Malaysians – and many Singaporeans – the town of Mersing is best known as the place to get a ferry to the well-known tourist islands of Pulau Tioman and Pulau Rawa.
If you’re coming from Johor Baru, it can be a long, challenging drive, braving a winding road approximately 120 kilometres long.
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