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A molecular immunologist claims Malaysia has no healthcare. Gets schooled by the Health DG.

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Well?By&nbsp;November 3, 2020&gt;CultureMalaysian born Audrey Teh was recently interviewed for scientific journal, .She uses tobacco plants to produce antibodies so they can develop drugs that fight diseases including cancer and COVID-19.Although her work as a molecular immunologist is commendable, she said something that didn't quite sit right with pretty much all Malaysians.In her interview with Nature, she explicitly stated that Malaysia "doesn't have state health care" and "families [are] bankrupted by medical bills".Besides this being quite a general statement, many people called BS on it immediately. This also includes the Malaysian Director General (DG) of Health Services, Noor Hisham.He wrote a to the publication, outlining the fact that the Malaysian government provides highly subsidized healthcare for all residents.Hethat even the World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged that all Malaysians are able to access these services. For those who are disabled, poor or elderly, services are provided for free.According to , with subsidized public health services for all, Malaysia has one of the lowest incidences of catastrophic expenditures amongst middle-income countries.Besides all the pretty clear statistical evidence shared by the DG, Malaysians also came to the defence of the healthcare system:“I’m from Malaysia, where we don’t have state health care, and I’ve seen families bankrupted by medical bills.”Sorry, Audrey. People who bankrupted by medical bills in Malaysia are those went to PRIVATE hospitals, NOT BY THE STATE HEALTHCARE. This is MISINFORMATION.— Tijan™ #BintuluUnknownPeople🤟🏼 (@tijanishere)Hospital Kerajaan di Malaysia is One of the best model in the world.Fun fact: when Obama came to Malaysia, the standby hospital was HKL. Out of all the hospitals in KL, a GH was selected.Also, we were studied extensively for Obamacare. They wanted to learn how we do it— Rejaie Arbee 🇲🇾 (@rejaie)Madam, I have a very rare disease (0.0003687%) of the world's population and I receive treatment at a government hospital. If you still remember, Malaysia DOES have state health care. In fact we pay much less (and subsidised) when compared to other countries. A reminder to you.— شزواني محمد صبري (@madamewanie)‘I’m from Malaysia, where we don’t have state health care’Well done on your achievements, but the last time I checked still runs a healthcare service that caters to all.— Helmy حلمي 希尔米 (@dochelmy)As a Malaysian myself I'm aware of the many imperfections of the nation.But, I can pretty confidently say that when it comes to this, I've never had to doubt my access to extremely affordable healthcare.What do you think?Cover image sourced from and: , , , ,

Well?By&nbsp;November 3, 2020&gt;CultureMalaysian born Audrey Teh was recently interviewed for scientific journal, .She uses tobacco plants to produce antibodies so they can develop drugs that fight diseases including cancer and COVID-19.Although her work as a molecular immunologist is commendable, she said something that didn't quite sit right with pretty much all Malaysians.In her interview with Nature, she explicitly stated that Malaysia "doesn't have state health care" and "families [are] bankrupted by medical bills".Besides this being quite a general statement, many people called BS on...

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