PUTRAJAYA (April 12): Private hospitals in the country will be involved in Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to serve as vaccination centres, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
He said the Ministry of Health (MoH) had agreed to engage private hospitals in the immunisation programme based on the principle of vaccine equity where the government would provide free Covid-19 vaccines for all.
He said this is also based on the proposal by private hospitals to support the government’s efforts to ensure that the immunisation exercise target of having 80% of adult Malaysians vaccinated could be achieved as soon as possible.
“Therefore, the government will provide free vaccines to private hospitals to maximise access to vaccine distribution more widely to the people,” he said at a press conference on the development of the Covid-19 immunisation programme with Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin here today.
He said private hospitals wishing to participate in the programme could register on the website of ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd at www.protecthealth.com.my beginning from today.
Currently, there are 203 private hospitals in the country.
On March 8, the MoH announced the involvement of private general practitioners (GPs) in the second and third phases of the immunisation programme.
Adham said as of yesterday, 2,304 GPs had been registered, adding that the GPs and private hospitals would be briefed and given training on the scope of duties in the immunisation programme, apart from a complete guideline and manual on the administration of Covid-19 vaccines to the target groups.
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