Cash still accepted in Melaka health facilities after Oct 1, says exco man

MELAKA: Cash will still be accepted in all Health Ministry facilities in Melaka after Oct 1, says state health and anti-drug committee chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh (pic).

He said this was to make it easier for senior citizens to make payments at clinics and hospitals.

"We will not make it compulsory for cashless payments especially at the rural health facilities as many elderly folk have no access to debit cards, credit cards and e-wallets.

“The state will maintain the conventional way of making payments as well as the cashless platform,” he said on Sunday (July 24).

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Dr Muhamad Akmal was responding to the Health Ministry's circular on cashless payment at all its facilities including clinics and hospitals from Oct 1.

According to the circular, a customer is only allowed to pay with cash if the said individual does not have a bank account or access to cashless payments.

Separately, Dr Muhamad Akmal said six cases of influenza were registered at Hospital Melaka so far.

He said two of the patients were elderly and the rest were children.

“The usage of hospital beds for influenza at Hospital Melaka stands at 0.62%,” he said.