The Public Accounts Committee will summon the Finance Ministry, the MACC, and related ministries in its inquiry into government procurement of medical services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wong Kah Woh says MOH cooperated in furnishing documents requested in PAC’s MySejahtera probe, while Khairy Jamaluddin says he was transparent in his testimony.
The Dewan Rakyat health, science and innovation committee says the government must first boost ICU capacity, implement an effective testing strategy, and digitise contact tracing.
Former ministers Dzulkefly Ahmad, Yeo Bee Yin, and Mohd Redzuan Yusof, as well as former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye, have been appointed to the Parliament special select committee on health, science and innovation.
We should be able to gain access to the Malaysian Parliament's select committee meetings as befitting the example of a modern and progressive democratic country of the 21st century.
The parliamentary select committee (PSC) on health, science and innovation wants fortnightly briefings by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation on the Covid-19 management strategy and the national Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Dr Kelvin Yii says the best platform for Khairy Jamaluddin to clarify Malaysia's Covid-19 vaccine procurement is at the parliamentary select committee on health, science and innovation.
The special select committee on health, science and innovation comprises seven MPs: Yamani Hafez Musa, Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, Bung Moktar Radin, Lukanisman Awang Sauni, Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli, Xavier Jayakumar, and Dr Kelvin Yii.
A select committee is much needed to provide rigorous oversight to the actions, policies, and governance of the Ministry of Health, particularly since it is the budget holder, regulator, and health care provider.