Higher budget is for repairs

Preparing a feast: Ismail Sabri mixing meat dishes while attending the Keluarga Malaysia feast in conjunction with the Jelajah Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia event at Felda Palong in Jempol. — Bernama

JEMPOL: The record RM36.1bil budget allocated to the Health Ministry will partly be used to upgrade health facilities and rural clinics, some of which were built more than half a century ago.

“Some of these facilities, including those in Sabah and Sarawak, are made of wood and in bad shape. They need to be upgraded,” said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.