Healing Malaysia’s healthcare system

By Stories CHRISTINA CHIN

Private Hospital Association Malaysia (PHAM) president Datuk Dr Jacob Thomas.

EXCLUSIVE: With patients and stakeholders blaming private hospitals for the spike in healthcare costs, Sunday Star speaks to Private Hospital Association Malaysia president Datuk Dr Jacob Thomas about keeping medical care affordable and revamping the national healthcare system.

IT’S unfair for Malaysians to blame private hospitals for ballooning healthcare costs.

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