Dr Tan Poh Tin writes about her experience as a student volunteer at the maternal and child health clinics run by the Sarawak Anglican Church in the villages of Benuk and Mentu from 1970-1971.
Medical groups call for digitisation in health care, ring-fenced tax revenue for NCDs, tax incentives for GPs, effective tobacco harm reduction, and ageing care post-Covid.
Julau MP Larry Sng says the ratio of Klinik Kesihatan to the population is 1:13,129 for Sabah and 1:11,682 for Sarawak, both more than double Pahang’s ratio at 1:5,048.
Ramli Mohd Nor noted that construction of a new clinic in Cameron Highlands hasn't been completed, while mobile clinic services for the indigenous community promised in Budget 2020 has yet to be carried out.