PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is expected to have its budget cut between RM250 million and RM300 million, ahead of the revised 2016 Budget expected to be announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Jan 28, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam said today.
He said the 10 per cent budget cut would be handled by increasing efficiency in the health sector at various levels.
“Overseas trips for attending conferences, training and meetings will be cut down as part of cost cutting measures.
“We will also see how we can minimize in various sectors by maximizing the use of generic medicine and improving administrative efficiency,” he said.
Dr. Subramaniam said this after witnessing a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony between Clinical Research Malaysia and Drugs for Neglected Diseases to launch clinical studies for a public health approach to Hepatitis C in Malaysia.