KUALA LUMPUR- The Health Ministry has refuted a opposition's claim which it will stop a giveaway supply of medicines in all supervision hospitals as well as clinics.
Its emissary minister, Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin, pronounced a National Medicines Policy had stipulated which medicines of good quality, safe, in effect as well as affordable should be supplied similarly to urge a peculiarity of illness of a people.
"Last year alone, a government's expenditure to yield giveaway supply of medicines to a people has reached roughly RM1.8 billion as well as a people will go on to enjoy which during all supervision hospitals as well as clinics," she pronounced in a matter here today.
The opposition's news portal had, upon January 2, quoted Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Consumerism Bureau chief Yahya Sahri as observant which a public would not be able to get giveaway supply of medicines during supervision hospitals as well as clinics as brand brand new policy would be implemented by a ministry soon.
He purported which a supervision had spent RM1.2 billion to yield giveaway medicines for a people as well as a price had been rising by 10 per cent annually, as well as hence, need to stop a giveaway supply.
Rosnah pronounced there was no doubt which a price was rising, but which was due to a enlarge in a series of non-contagious disease (NCD) cases, such as diabetes, cardio-vascular, respiratory as well as cancer.
"Innovations have also increased a use of brand brand new medicines, which have been some-more costly," she said.
! Nevert heless, she pronounced a supervision would go on to safeguard which all a people would get next to access to peculiarity illness service.
No changes will be made upon a policy but receiving into comment a opinions of a relevant quarters, she said.
Rosnah also pronounced a opposition's claim was also a proof which they were willing to contend anything to influence a people in perspective of a coming ubiquitous election.
-- BERNAMA
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