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Adham Baba should be held accountable for faulty ventilators: DAP lawmaker

Former health minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba is the one to blame for the procurement of unusable ventilators, not the then transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, according to DAP lawmaker Chong Zhemin (Kampar-PH).

Noted with thanks: Health Ministry to ensure proper procurement process even during emergency

The Health Ministry will take a more decisive and efficient approach to its procurement process following the damning report released by the Public Accounts Committee.

PAC probe uncovers questionable warranties on defective ventilators

There are conflicting testimonies from the Health Ministry and Pharmaniaga Logistics Sdn Bhd on warranties for 136 ventilators purchased by the latter for the ministry during the Covid-19 pandemic, a Public Accounts Committee report shows.

Transparency M’sia wants answers on MoH’s ventilator fiasco 

Graft watchdog Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) is calling for Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa to give an action plan on holding those responsible to account following the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) findings on the procurement of unused ventilators. 

Name those responsible for ventilator fiasco: health minister’s adviser

Those responsible for procuring unusable ventilators for the Health Ministry during the Covid-19 pandemic should be identified and held accountable, the health minister’s special advisor, Dr Kelvin Yii, said.

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