A nationwide health screening programme for those aged 50 and above in B40 households will be piloted by the Health Ministry. This will likely include blood tests for glucose and cholesterol levels, and a full blood count, as seen in this filepic.
Two significant announcements on the health sector were made in the Finance Minister’s budget speech in November 2018, i.e. the B40 Health Protection Fund and the nationwide health screening programme, Skim Perlindungan Kesihatan (Peka).
The minister stated that “the Government will pilot a national B40 Health Protection Fund to provide free protection against the top four critical illnesses for up to RM8,000 and up to 14 days of hospitalisation income cover at RM50 per day”.
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