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Think tank urges govt to allocate funds to finance rare disease treatment

Tuesday, 27 Oct 2020 08:58 PM MYT

In its latest policy paper on “Next Steps for Rare Diseases in Malaysia: Improving Access to Treatments”, the think tank said fundraising by patient groups alone would not be sufficient to achieve financial sustainability. “This system provides a basis for universal healthcare, but in practice, the public healthcare system is insufficient to meet the healthcare demands of the population as public healthcare expenditure only accounts for about half of all healthcare expenditure in Malaysia,” it added.

“It is an opportune time for Malaysia to develop conversations on improving collaborations for rare disease treatments at the regional level, and move towards achieving the 2025 regional collaboration targets in the Apec Rare Disease Action Plan,” it noted.

 

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