Budget 2023: Kudos And Questions On Healthcare Allocation

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy

01-Mar-23 07:45

Budget 2023: Kudos And Questions On Healthcare Allocation

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The Ministry of Health received the second highest budget allocation at RM36.3 billion ringgit, amounting to 9% of the total budget. While generous on paper, does it address the urgent needs of the public healthcare sector for both the short and long-term? Azrul Khalib of the Galen Centre gives us his assessment.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Chong Tjen San, Keith Kam

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Categories: government, health policy

Tags: budget 2023, public hospitals, public health,

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