00:00Ladies and gentlemen, may we now invite Yang Mohamad Dato' Sri to sign the plaque
00:03marking the official opening of the IJM Cardiovascular Reduction Programme.
00:10Dato' Sri, when will the IJM Cardiovascular Reduction Programme be held?
00:17The IJM Cardiovascular Reduction Programme will only be held if it is approved by the government.
00:23That would be a hurdle to overcome.
00:27Along with my team, I will hold it this week.
00:34Having done that, then we would really turn to my PUU, the Law Enforcement Officer, to see that it gets...
00:44As soon as he could, we would...
00:48Dato' DG would be reminded that we want to get it done.
00:54Of course, as you very well know, there are outstanding issues of the graduates, the four graduates,
00:59and also those four graduates who are not yet in their fourth year.
01:05That also requires redressing or inclusion in their fourth year.
01:15So we have to immediately get this going and into action.
01:21But whatever it is, he is waiting for the State Council, which is coming.
01:26The State Council is convening for eight days.
01:28So, inshallah, pray and wish us well that we get it through in the State Council.
01:34Of course, it's in this sitting.
01:38I would be practical and honest about this.
01:48My PUU immediately told me that she wants to get it done as soon as.
01:53So I did not give any promise in this.
01:57But that is something that we want to do as soon as possible.
02:04That's as much as I could say.
02:06As soon as we could get an idea of what the timeline would be, we will give a heads up to our media.
02:14Last week in Parliament, you said that the Health Ministry is considering the National Health Fund for the funding of public healthcare services.
02:22I just want to know, is there any update or discussion going on?
02:25As I've told you in Parliament as well, there's a question coming prematurely
02:31before the launching of our Health Financing Transformation by our Health Transformation Office.
02:38So I would not be able to expound and articulate the entire Health Financing Transformation.
02:48And the mention of the National Health Trust Fund would have to be just a mention
02:55without me the opportunity to articulate and enumerate what the mechanics of doing it and establishing it.
03:06But I think you surely would understand that I've got to present the entire thing of Health Financing Transformation
03:13to get the wholesome, end-to-end kind of understanding of this.
03:19But be that as it may, we already are engaging all important stakeholders like our Ministry of Finance,
03:28MK2, Bank Nugara, the EPF, even the private sectors, even the bursas.
03:36We have been engaging very intensely, making them understand where we're coming from,
03:44that the National Health Trust Fund is actually beyond just what is from the consolidated fund or the tax sources.
03:57Mobilising other sources of funding as well.
04:00So that is as much as I could say.
04:03That would be, at the end of the day, to pluck all the inefficient spending,
04:08as I mentioned particularly on OOP, remember, out-of-pocket expenditure is high.
04:15But beyond that as well, it's mobilising all the entire sources of funding for healthcare expenditure.
04:22So be a little bit more patient for you to get the entire, I wouldn't say blueprint,
04:29I'm talking about the whole idea, simply put, the whole idea.
04:34It will come, very soon. Thank you.
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