Health Minister to oversee public health issues, healthcare services and facilities


First-term MP Dr Zaliha Mustafa was at a loss for words when she first learnt that she would be made Health Minister.

JOHOR BARU: First-term MP Dr Zaliha Mustafa was at a loss for words when she first learnt that she would be made Health Minister as part of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Cabinet line-up.

However, the Sekijang MP from PKR said that after getting over her initial surprise, she knew she had a tough road ahead of her to helm such an “important and huge portfolio.”

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