‘Over one million B40 did not use free health screening’


KUALA LUMPUR: The lack of participation in screening has hampered efforts to ascertain the actual burden of Covid-19 and other widespread illnesses on the healthcare system, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

The Health Minister said over one million Malaysians who are eligible for free health screening under the PeKa B40 (healthcare for the B40 group) plan failed to do so.

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