Cancer treatment services in Sarawak are available at Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching, Sibu Hospital, Miri Hospital, Kapit Hospital, and Sarikei Hospital.
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.
In 2019, Malaysia’s life expectancy of 75 years was lower than Singapore (84.9 years) and Thailand (78.4 years); Malaysia’s life expectancy growth has plateaued over the last decade, especially for men.
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.