We hope that these measures will not include the retraction of other allowances, such as the critical allowance which has been reinstated early this year.
Ramli Mohd Nor noted that construction of a new clinic in Cameron Highlands hasn't been completed, while mobile clinic services for the indigenous community promised in Budget 2020 has yet to be carried out.
Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii says the accounting shifts in MOH’s 2021 Budget affecting public health and health care services will disrupt the entire chain of service, amid an NCD crisis in Malaysia.
The Seputeh MP suggests replacing incarceration with community service for certain offences, reducing punishments on minor offenders, and early release for prisoners who have been jailed for a very long time.
Pfizer has reportedly sold 82% of its Covid-19 vaccine stocks to the world’s richest countries, just two days after the company announced in a press release that interim data showed its vaccine was 90% effective.
Lawmakers representing constituencies in Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Perak, and Pahang -- from PAS, Umno, PKR, DAP, and Amanah -- have objected against the expansion of four-week movement restrictions across almost the entire peninsula from Nov 9-Dec 6.
Alice Lau, a pharmacist, wants MOH to explain if people are allowed to buy prescription medicines from DoctorOnCall’s online pharmacy without physically meeting a doctor.