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.
The prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, as well as mental illness, was seen highest in unpaid workers and homemakers, as compared to the self-employed, government or semi-government employees, and private sector employees.
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.
Both Kuala Kedah MP Dr Azman Ismail and Jerlun MP Mukhriz Mahathir want more funds to combat chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
The Malaysian Medical Association is disappointed at how Budget 2021 sidelined over 7,000 GPs’ requests on tax reliefs, as over 200 GP clinics will be closed by the end of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii, the government should invest more in health care to educate people during the Covid-19 public health crisis.