Private wing would strain overburdened healthcare system, says think tank

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Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy says limited resources in terms of doctors, nurses, and diagnostic equipment are pitfalls for the proposal.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/26/private-wing-would-strain-overburdened-healthcare-system-says-think-tank/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/09/26/sayap-swasta-tambah-beban-sistem-kesihatan-kata-badan-pemikir/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DrDzulkeflyAhmad #AzrulKhalib #Galen

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00:00A think tank is raising concerns over plans to add private wings to more government-run

00:07hospitals aiming to boost funds for the nation's underfunded public healthcare system.

00:12The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy said the proposal suffered from many pitfalls,

00:18including a lack of capacity in government facilities and a shortage of doctors, nurses

00:23and diagnostic equipment.

00:25The private wing could take away much-needed resources from the main patient load, Galen

00:30CEO Azrul Kalib said.

00:32Last week, Health Minister Dr Zulkifli Ahmad suggested that the health ministry is hoping

00:37to offer full-paying patient services at public hospitals to boost revenue.

00:42Although Azrul was confident the proposal would generate revenue, he questioned whether

00:46it would be enough to cover the full cost of these services.

00:50He said the government should discontinue the existing RM1 consultation fees charged

00:55by public healthcare facilities because the revenue raised will never be enough.

00:59Instead, he said Pushejaya should introduce health and social insurance to raise new funds

01:04for health and aged care.

01:07Sam Wichua, FMT News.

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