MP SPEAKS | Health Minister Adham Baba should explain in Parliament during the ministerial winding-up stage of the Budget 2021 debate why after 11 months, the government has failed to incorporate private healthcare in the fight against Covid-19 epidemic with the underutilisation of the sector’s capabilities.

This has caused Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Subramaniam Muniandy to stress that government health facilities should not be taking on this battle on its own as private healthcare is an important component in the country’s overall healthcare system and can add strength in managing the Covid-19 epidemic.

He had said it was time to ease the strain put on Malaysia’s public healthcare and look into the combined strength of public and private healthcare to enhance efforts in the country’s management of Covid-19 as well as other healthcare needs...