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Intensifying Public-Private
Cooperation
18 Jan 2021: MOH
holds several
discussions with private
hospital stakeholders
including the Malaysian
Private Hospital
Association (APHM) and
several Government-
linked companies
(GLCs) to determine the
direction of the
country's COVID-19
pandemic management.
Several private
hospitals pledged to
accept referrals and
treat COVID-19
patients, depending on
their existing capacity
and expertise, with
1,138 beds including 70
critical beds in 97
private hospitals
nationwide identified.
MOH is refining the
proposed mechanism
with APHM, Ministry of
Finance and Bank
Negara Malaysia. §
Source: KKM Strategic Framework of the Medical Program §
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