Finance Minister denies public health allocations cut, opens the books

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Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has denied claims that public health allocations had been reduced under Budget 2021 when compared to last year.He said no area of healthcare allocation had been reduced adding it was only a matter of some items being reclassified under the federal estimated expenditure document."Fact, the allocation for medical supplies and consumables amounting to RM4.29 billion has been allocated and classified under code 080000 (Specific Programmes)."These include Government Supply of Public Medical Facilities of RM2.89 billion and Medicinal & Laboratory supplies of RM1.4 billion. "This is why the total allocation under code 020000 (Medical) shows a ‘reduction’ from RM14.2 billion (2020) to RM11.3 billion (2021)."These details contain provisions for various areas of healthcare including nephrology and pharmacy. Fact, no area o…