From 2015 to 2023, RM23.25bil was spent on medicine for public hospitals and clinics, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
The Health Minister said that over the past eight years, the expenses for medication have increased by 30%.
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The Health Minister said that over the past eight years, the expenses for medication have increased by 30%.
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00:00If the speaker goes back to Sibu, don't miss him.
00:07My first question. Minister, please answer.
00:17Thank you, Your Excellency.
00:19Thank you, my friend.
00:21Peace be upon you.
00:24I will start with the honourable introduction.
00:27May peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all.
00:30Alright.
00:33My first question is related to the amount of money spent by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia
00:39in the purchase of medicines for hospitals and clinics since 2015
00:46and an estimate for the next five years.
00:50In short, I can mention
00:53the Statistic Report of the Pharmacy Service Programme,
00:56the amount of money spent,
00:58the amount of medicines provided by the Ministry of Health in 2015 and 2023.
01:03Starting from 2015, it was 2,323,000.
01:08In 2016, it was 2,332,000.
01:15In 2016, it was 2,107,000.
01:21In 2022, it was 3,193,000.
01:30In 2023, it was 3,430,000.
01:40These are the numbers.
01:45Looking at the statistics,
01:47the amount of money spent in the purchase of medicines in 2023
01:51has increased by 30% in 8 years,
01:57which is 3 billion,
01:59compared to 2.3 billion in 2015, which I mentioned earlier.
02:04The increase in financial gains is due to the increase in the price of medicines,
02:10the increase in the number of patients,
02:12and the use of new medicines,
02:14according to the standard,
02:16still in the patent period,
02:18and the price of medicines in the patent period.
02:26The Ministry of Health also stated that the amount of money spent
02:29to meet the needs of medicines in the facilities of the Ministry of Health
02:33will continue to increase in the coming years.
02:37Regarding the second question,
02:39regarding the planning of the Ministry of Health
02:42to ensure the guarantee of medicines for the country
02:45through the development of technology and capacity,
02:48export, location,
02:50we have developed several strategies
02:52based on the National Medicines Basis, or DUNAS,
02:56under the component of access to medicines.
02:59First, ensure the availability of national essential medicine lists,
03:05or EMLs,
03:06to reduce the loss of locations,
03:10as well as to give priority and incentives to them
03:14for the assessment and registration of products.
03:16Second, improve the flow of supply chains
03:20through the development of tracking systems
03:23and tracking, and trace,
03:25with the permission of these pharmaceutical products.
03:27In addition, the Ministry of Health also cooperates with all parties
03:31who are interested in developing the pharmaceutical ecosystem in this country,
03:36starting with discovery, pre-clinical studies, clinical, loss, and so on.
03:42In addition, we also cooperate with various ministries and public agencies,
03:47as well as involving the private sector,
03:49especially industrial players.
03:51Finally, if I may add a little more,
03:54through my involvement,
03:56KKM is trying to identify the strengths and advantages
04:00of the local pharmaceutical industry
04:02to ensure that when we develop action plans
04:05or action plans and strategic collaboration,
04:09ASEAN,
04:10drug security and self-reliance,
04:12or with the permission of assurance and independence,
04:16medicines in ASEAN level.
04:21So that's a little bit of what I want to say.
04:25Finally, when we chair ASEAN,
04:29we will face various initiatives.
04:32And we are also planning policies,
04:36policies that I can mention,
04:38as to incentivize,
04:40with the permission of ASEAN,
04:41to provide incentives
04:43to our local investors,
04:46with the announcement made by the Minister of Finance,
04:51to provide an off-take guarantee
04:55in terms of development and loss,
04:58they will provide or invest from the players.