The Health DG highlighted the case of a woman who infected four family members with Covid-19 upon travelling to her hometown in Kelantan from Selangor.
Issues on East Malaysia’s health care system, Peka B40, electronic medical records, non-Covid-19 patients, and contract doctors will also be highlighted in the Dewan Rakyat.
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.
Art Harun also says the eight new Parliament special select committees will replace the previous ones implemented by then-Speaker Mohamad Ariff, subject to Dewan Rakyat's approval.