RM1bil rise in funding for health services


HEALTH services and facilities in the country will get an increased allocation of more than RM1bil – from RM22.1bil last year to RM23.3bil – and tax relief for serious diseases.

The funds will go to, among others, the construction of a Hospital Dungun in Terengganu and Hospital Seri Iskandar in Perak as well as 20 health clinics and four dental cli­nics.

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