The minister of higher education says UMMC’s non-emolument need is very high and approval for non-emoluments is restricted based on a ceiling for teaching hospitals.
It is important for everyone to understand the federal government budgeting system and analyse the budget properly and for the government to be more transparent in their budget presentation.
Wong Ling Biu says he couldn’t get tested at Sarikei General Hospital because it didn’t provide Covid-19 screenings, nor at Sibu Hospital because he wasn’t a close contact of a confirmed case.
Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali claims the Ministry of Health’s 2021 budget is actually RM35.8 billion, comprising 11.1% of the overall federal budget, not RM31.9 billion.
Hang Tuah Jaya MP Shamsul Iskandar Akin notes that cardiovascular and kidney disease are the most common causes of death for Malaysians, killing 172,031 people in 2018.
Mukhriz Mahathir asks MOH to increase the budget for research and technical support and to give it to the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) Malaysia, instead of cutting it.
Dr Adham Baba did not answer questions on the budget cut for public health, nor on the impact of transferring drug allocations out of individual departments on clinicians.