Health Ministry advises govt on virus response, not policy matters, says D-G

Ragananthini Vethasalam Ragananthini Vethasalam Updated 6 years ago · Published on 27 Apr 2020 5:35PM · 3 Comments

Director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says it is 'it is beyond the Health Ministry’s role' to advise the government on policy matters. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 27, 2020.

THE Health Ministry’s advisory role in government is limited to the Covid-19 crisis and not on matters of policy, director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. 

He said this in response to calls for clarification on whether the ministry had advised the government to convene parliament for only a day on May 18. 

“I think it is beyond the Health Ministry’s role to advise on policy matters etc. We advise the prime minister with regards to Covid-19 transmission,” he told reporters in Putrajaya today. 

The ministry’s advice to the government during a health crisis is based on data and figures it has collected, he said. – April 27, 2020.

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  • Just like Trump and Fauci

    Posted 6 years ago by S L · Reply

  • Dont drag the DG into politics..

    Posted 6 years ago by Elyse Gim · Reply

  • Good replied

    Posted 6 years ago by Liew TC · Reply