Put people at the centre of healthcare policies


THE Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy welcomes the appointment of Dr Zaliha Mustafa as Malaysia’s 23rd Health Minister, and congratulates her for being the first woman to be appointed to hold that responsibility.

The Galen Centre would like to make the following two recommendations for Dr Zaliha to consider implementing in her first 100 days in office.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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