The Malaysian Community Pharmacy Guild says suppliers are profiting the most from the ceiling price for Covid-19 self-test kits, while pharmacies are forced to shoulder the cost alone.
The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has instructed community pharmacies to apply for permission to operate during the lockdown from MITI’s CIMS 3.0 system.
The inclusion of community pharmacists as vaccine immunisers in Malaysia with a population of 32 million and millions of foreign and undocumented workers is an incredibly significant move to achieve herd immunity for the Covid-19 pandemic.