Another 20 Klinik 1Malaysia throughout the country

The Health Ministry plans to add another 20 1Malaysia Clinics (K1M) throughout the country to ensure that health services were enjoyed by all Malaysians, particularly the lower income group.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahya said the proposal was in line with the ministry's aspiration to ensure the delivery of the best services to the rakyat through the 1Malaysia product.

"We at the ministry will ensure that the best system of delivery and services are received by the people as we have been recognised as being among the best in the world.

"But we (the ministry) cannot be complacent and should instead intensify efforts in delivering services to the people," he told reporters after a breaking of the fast ceremony at the Rumah Bakti Datuk Harun, here on Sunday.

At the function, the Penang Malays Welfare Association in the Federal Territory and Kuala Lumpur also contributed cash amounting to RM80,000, prayer mats and the holy Quran to 20 orphanages and Islamic religious schools in the Federal Territory and Selangor.

Dr Hilmi said the ministry would endeavour to station at least one doctor at each K1M whereby currently there were only 22 such clinics with a doctor each.

He said the other K1M were each being served by an assistant medical officer and he was confident that with the increasing number of medical students graduating each year, the problem would be resolved.

To date, there are 230 K1M throughout the country providing service to more than 1.5 million Malaysians who were charged only RM1 while foreigners were charged RM15 each.