THE highest priority of a government is to protect the health and safety of citizens. Therefore, the Malaysian Health Coalition urges all political leaders to keep the rakyat’s health and welfare at the very top of their priorities. Political transitions must not affect our Covid-19 response, vaccination programme and healthcare services.
We trust the judgment of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to appoint a new Prime Minister with a strong Cabinet as soon as practicable. For any new Cabinet, these are three important lessons from the political transition in March 2020: