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Autoimmune Disease Community Asks For RM20mil In Budget 2025

Dr Benjamin Cheah, President, Arthritis Foundation Malaysia | Dominic Wong, Living with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

11-Oct-24 16:00

Autoimmune Disease Community Asks For RM20mil In Budget 2025

Autoimmune rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis pose a lifelong burden for people diagnosed with these conditions. Access to advanced treatment like biologics can be limited due to the cost of these medications. Dr Benjamin Cheah, President of the Arthritis Foundation Malaysia, and Dominic Wong from the Psoriasis Association of Malaysia, join the show to tell us why their associations are asking for RM20mil in Budget 2025.

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Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


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