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A Need To Decentralise Our COVID-19 Approach

Dr Kelvin Yii, MP for Bandar Kuching and Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, Science & Innovation

18-Jan-21 14:00

A Need To Decentralise Our COVID-19 Approach

As COVID-19 cases take a turn for the worse across the country, how can state governments step in to complement the role of the Ministry of Health? We take a look if a decentralised approach to managing the spread of COVID-19 would help us rein in the pandemic.

Image Source: Shutterstock 

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Dashran Yohan, Hezril Asyraaf


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Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  COVID-19,  Pandemic,  Ministry of Health,  State Governments,  Decentralisation,  Healthcare System,  Hospitals,  Healthcare workers,  Malaysia


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