THE Health Ministry, which allocated RM12.9bil for treating patients at its hospitals and clinics this year, said that it will seek a 10% increase in the amount next year – “Tasty food may not be healthy, says minister,” (The Star, Aug 8).
This is because more Malaysians are suffering from non-communicable diseases and it will need the extra funding to treat such patients.
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