Call for govt to make price affordable for all


Much-needed device: Damia Mohamed Naqiuddin, five, picking up one of the Covid-19 self-test kits as her mother Liyana Mohd Sarib and Health Lane Family Pharmacy pharmacist A. Darshainy look on in Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: There is no shortage of the Covid-19 self-test kits in the market despite the impending government price review on the medical device to make it more affordable.

Malaysian Pharmacists Society president Amrahi Buang said there is sufficient supply among all licensed private healthcare facilities who have been informed not to overstock the item.

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