Time for health ministry and government to wake up — Zulhilmi Zailani | Malay Mail

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JANUARY 8 — In early December, the Regent of Johor issued a public statement on the sordid status of the developments for the restoration of the ICU for Sultanah Aminah Hospital. To his credit, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has a lot on his plate — especially given the recent...

Wednesday, 08 Jan 2020 02:35 PM MYT

But it should not take a royal rebuke for our government to pay attention towards issues that affect the average Malaysian the most. “Our healthcare needs more doctors for quality healthcare service delivery, not less and not contractual in nature,” he said adding that many young doctors currently work up to 30 hours or more per week.

“We are currently underfunded, understaffed, underpaid, overworked, overstretched and with facilities overcrowded with patients. We all need to improve the public healthcare system..; all of which are beyond the control of MOH.” Is this enough when the government is spending RM3.2 billion for an airport in Kulim, and especially when the Minister of Entrepreurial Development is devoting RM20 million for the flying car project.The average Malaysian has no time for the complicated politicking that continues to dominate our headlines. They are too busy trying to make a living — something that has become increasingly difficult.

Contrast this with the RM500 per day parliamentary allowance afforded to our legislators, who even then seem to not bother attending the sessions as seen with when proceedings are suspended due to a lack of quorum.When foul language and name-calling becomes the norm than the exception, how can we expect our government to actually govern and help the average joe improve their quality of life?

 

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