Budget 2022: Did We Get A Budget that Puts Health First?

Dr Khor Swee Kheng, Independent Health Policies Specialist

01-Nov-21 16:00

Budget 2022: Did We Get A Budget that Puts Health First?

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Following the tabling of Budget 2022 in Parliament last Friday (29th Oct), independent health policies specialist Dr Khor Swee Kheng joins us to discuss whether the health allocations are sufficient, and what they tell us about the priorities of the government in tackling COVID-19 and other urgent needs of our healthcare system.

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Tags: The Bigger Picture, Budget 2022, Belanjawan 2022, health budget, COVID-19, COVID fund, NCDs, cancer, rare disease, mental health, contract doctors, Budget-2022-Mahsing,

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