Anwar Ibrahim proposes a “Skim Perubatan Madani” under Budget 2023 for the poor seeking treatment at private GP clinics, which Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii described in a tweet as a medical card with an annual credit for selected B40 patients.
Three young women in Putrajaya – leaning towards PN or BN – say GE15 manifestos lack detail, such as how to bear the cost of PN’s proposed doctors’ home visit scheme, while a 21-year-old man says the government can’t keep giving money to the people.
Each Covid-19 Care Package contains 4 reusable face masks, 4 self-test kits, 1 pulse oximeter, 1 thermometer, and a health pamphlet; the overall planned 3.6 million packages cost RM471.6 million.
Malaysia has succeeded in reducing its incidence of poverty from 5.5% in year 2000 to 0.4 % in 2018 (Department of Statistics Malaysia 2018). While it has done remarkably well in reducing poverty, narrowing inequality and uplifting the standard of living of its citizens, there are emerging areas of concern that require urgent attention, particularly … Continue reading Escaping the Poverty-Nutrition Trap – Dr. Madeline Berma