Govt facilities to bridge meds gap

Thank you: Khairy giving a speech at Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, during a medical equipment presentation ceremony by the Japanese government. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Private health establishments are allowed to borrow supplies of medicines from government facilities, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

The measure, along with a few others, will be able to curb the issue of shortages of medicines currently faced by some private health facilities and community pharmacies, he said.