Budget 2024: Allocations for Health

Professor Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Professor of Health Economics, Policy and Management

17-Oct-23 16:00

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On the Health & Living segment, we look at the allocations in Budget 2024 for health, and what tone the budget is setting for the health reform agenda outlined in the Health White Paper. Professor Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Professor of Health Economics, Policy and Management, joins us for this discussion. He is also on the exco of the Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association.

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Categories: economy, health policy

Tags: belanjawan 2024, budget 2024, budget-2024-mahsing, hospitals, klinik kesihatan, madani medical scheme, health financing, health white paper,

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