The Pakatan Harapan government, in its election manifesto, aimed to elevate health expenditure from 4% of GDP to 6%-7% of GDP.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry says charges imposed on patients in public hospitals were not just for drugs but for total treatment, including services.
Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said as such, it was not accurate to claim that certain cancer drugs cost more in public health facilities than in private hospitals.
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