The total budget of the Ministry of Health (MoH) for the 2024-2025 financial year is BND573,064,540, an increase of 37 per cent from the previous year, said Minister of Health Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar during the 20th session of the Legislative Council (LegCo) meeting on Tuesday.
The minister said the budget will go to acquiring additional doctors, nurses and allied health professionals; asset maintenance and repair; medical supplies and consumables; rent and lease; and human resource development.
The most significant increase is the transfer of patients for treatment to Gleneagles JPMC and Pantai Jerudong Specialist Centre (PJSC), totalling BND150 million, a 35.9-per-cent increase from the previous financial year. The minister also outlined five priority areas.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin