Patients with life-limiting diseases deserve dignified care


Khairy (centre) with (from left) palliative care physician Dr Punitha Krishnan, nurse Norbazilah Johari, Hospis Malaysia patient Michael Tan and Hospis Malaysia chairman Datuk Kathleen Chew observing a moment of slience during the Luminaria ceremony at the NGO’s recent charity gala dinner. — Hospis Malaysia

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin is no stranger to personal loss from a terminal illness.

“I lost my father to cancer when I was 16 years old.

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