Govt hospitals won’t turn away stateless children, says Dzulkefly

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Health minister says stateless children will be treated on humanitarian grounds as part of efforts to ensure healthcare access for all.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/02/24/govt-hospitals-wont-turn-away-stateless-children-says-dzulkefly  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/02/24/hospital-kerajaan-tak-nafi-rawatan-kanak-kanak-tanpa-kerakyatan-kata-dzulkefly  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00Government hospitals will not turn away stateless children seeking treatment, especially in emergencies and life-threatening cases, Health Minister Zulkifli

00:11Ahmad said.

00:12In a parliamentary reply, he said the ministry wanted to ensure access to health care for all, including stateless children,

00:21whom he said would be treated on humanitarian grounds.

00:25Zulkifli also said the ministry had a no-wrong-door policy under which patients requiring urgent care, particularly at hospital

00:35emergency and trauma departments, would be treated without delay, regardless of citizenship status.

00:42However, he said citizens and non-citizens would be charged different rates.

00:48Under the Medical Fees Order 2014, non-citizens are charged the same rate as foreigners.

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