The healthcare allocations in the 2019 budget were, in some ways, a continuation of previous budgets in terms of the funds allocated for operating and development expenses. There were, however, some new initiatives introduced in an attempt to address the challenges facing Malaysia’s healthcare system. Professor Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Professor of Health Economics and Public Health Medicine from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, provides his analysis of healthcare in Budget 2019.

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