What does Congress look at in this issue of "Count" review?
1. Nearly 25,000 patients were referred to private hospitals in just over four months
. 2. The country's extremely poor families have been further reduced by 70%.
3. The Prevention of Crime Act detained more than half of them.
Hospital service outsourcing plan for nearly 25,000 patients to refer to private hospitals
In order to alleviate the service pressure of government hospitals and shorten the waiting time for patients, the Ministry of Health launched the Hospital Services Outsourcing Programme (HSOP) in July this year, referring some patients to private hospitals for treatment.
Health Minister Zukifiri revealed in the oral Q&A session of the House of Lords that as of November 30 this year, 24,734 patients involved in 40 government hospitals were transferred to 91 private hospitals for treatment through this plan, involving a fund of RM144 million.
The minister pointed out that preliminary data showed that this plan could effectively reduce the waiting time for patients, such as the waiting time for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) surgery was reduced from 16 weeks to 4 weeks; the waiting time for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound examinations was reduced from 20 weeks to 16 weeks; and the waiting time for computed tomography (CT) scans was also reduced from 14 weeks to 12 weeks.
The hospital service outsourcing plan adopts a "bundled payment" mechanism, covering costs such as procedures, consultation, medication, follow-up treatment and patient accommodation. As for the fees that patients need to pay, they are equivalent to the charging standards of government hospitals.
The authorities hope to provide faster and more effective medical services by strengthening public-private cooperation so that more Chinese people can obtain the treatment they need in a timely manner.
The number of extremely poor families in the country has further decreased by 70%
In a written reply, Prime Minister's Office (Federal Territory Affairs) Minister Zaliha revealed that according to data from the Electronic Care Program (eKasih), as of November 30 this year, there were 2,191 poor households nationwide, a 70% decrease compared with 7,308 in October.
According to state and federal territories, Kuala Lumpur has the largest number of extremely poor families, with 474 households, but this number is 52% lower than in October; as for Penang, which ranked first in October, there were only 122 extremely poor families last month, a decrease of 93% in just one month.
As for Perlis, Malacca, Negeri Negeri Negeri and Putrajaya, there are no impoverished families.
The government sets the national poverty line income level at RM2,589. Any family with a monthly income below this level is classified as a poor family; the monthly income of a highly poor family is less than RM1,198, which means the food consumption required to maintain basic survival.
Police aid the Prevention of Crime Act to deduct more than half of the youths
The Ministry of the Interior cited police data in a written reply by Congress, wrote that from January 1, 2018 to 2021, a total of 6,176 people were detained under the Prevention of Criminals Act 1959, of which at least half were aged 19 to 29.
As for 130 people arrested under the Prevention Crime Act of 1959 in 2022, until the federal court ruled in April of the same year that Section 4 and 15B of the Act violated the Federal Constitution, and therefore issued instructions to suspend the implementation of the Act.
In view of this, no one was detained under this decree last year and this year, and the Home Office also plans to amend the decree and submit an amendment during next year's Congress meeting.
The 1959 Prevention of Crime Act is one of the few laws in my country that are "deducted before trial". Since this is a precautionary act, those detained under this act do not need to go through normal court proceedings for general prosecution and conviction.
Article 4, which was ruled unconstitutional, states the procedure for the magistrate to issue a detention order to the police, while Article 15B restricts the judge from inquiring about the reasons for detention.
Data and data collection: Li Jiading
wrote articles and maps: Chen Chenghui
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