MMA says including private GPs in NCD prevention and management will help spread patients out across clinics. Dr Milton Lum tells MPs to push Peka B40 screenings in their service centres.
Howard Lee says elected reps need to drive public health campaigns as community leaders, citing Kinta Valley in Perak that saw high participation in the Peka B40 health screening programme.
MOH’s allocation of services and supplies for psychiatry and mental health were cut by RM580,000, while the health education budget suffered a 15% cut (RM9 mil). Peka B40 lost RM5 mil.
Socso has expanded its health screening programme to at-risk workers aged 30 and older, from the initial floor age of 40, besides creating a mobile app to set appointments and check test results.
The Malaysian Medical Association says FOMEMA's health screening period can be extended from 30 to 60 days, but not 365 days as this raises the risk of imported cases of infectious disease.