60 pct kidney patients suffer from diabetes

KUCHING: Statistics suggest that 60 per cent of kidney patients also suffer from diabetes, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Woman, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said that the state government had taken steps to provide special aid to needy kidney patients, particularly in the B40 and M40 group. “Starting next year, […]

RM30.7m for kidney patients

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has approved an allocation of RM30, 785,584 in special aid for kidney patients in the state over a five-year period. Its implementation will kick off next year with a projected sum of RM4,673,917, followed by RM5,505,517 in 2021, RM6,187,117 (2022), RM6,868,717 (2023) and RM7,550,317 (2024). The allocations will cover annual distribution […]