Budget 2026: MoH Seeks to Boost Efforts In Fight Against NCDs - Dzulkefly

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) hopes that the new proposals it submitted to the Ministry of Finance will be looked into under Budget 2026, particularly in boosting efforts to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and obesity.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said they have held several engagement sessions with Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan and the relevant agencies to submit several additional proposals beyond the usual basic budget.

"We have introduced several incentives that will enhance our fight against NCDs. InsyaAllah, we await the Finance Minister II and the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) to draft Budget 2026,” he said after officiating the Guidelines on Management of Bullying in Workplace for MOH personnel here today.

Dzulkefly also hopes the proposals will be translated by emphasising preventive, promotional and predictive health aspects.

"At the same time, it will not lessen our focus on curative hospital-based patient care,” he said.

He added that the MOH also wants to focus on population health management, especially in terms of public health, particularly in tackling NCDs.

Budget 2026, which will be tabled in Parliament on Oct 10, will continue to adopt the three pillars of the MADANI Economy, namely raising the ceiling of national growth, improving the people's living standards and driving reforms, especially good governance.

The budget is also the first under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) for the 2026-2030 period.

-- BERNAMA