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Changes In Pharma Procurement Contracting Not Enough

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy

20-Nov-24 08:30

Changes In Pharma Procurement Contracting Not Enough

Following the announcement by the Health Minister that the government will no longer award pharmaceutical procurement contracts to just one company, we speak to Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy whether this will be the much needed panacea to our sustained supply of affordable drugs?

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Philip See


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Categories:  Law/Activismgovernmenthealth policy

Tags:  malaysiahealth ministerpharmaceutical procurementmedicine





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