Funding uncertain for rare diseases


IT is heartening to note that the government has allocated RM50mil from Budget 2019 for the specific purpose of treating rare diseases, Hepatitis C, stunted growth among children, and providing more haemodialysis treatments and enhanced primary healthcare (EnPHC).

Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah has also urged the Health Ministry to expedite treatment for those affected by spinal muscular atrophy.

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