Malaysia Govt Ensures Critical Medicine Stocks Remain Sufficient, Minister Says Malaysia's Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir recently announced that the government will ensure critical medicine and medical device stocks remain sufficient.
This assurance comes as welcome news to a nation already grappling with the effects of the global crisis.
On closer examination, however, it becomes clear that Malaysia's efforts are merely patching up a system strained by years of underinvestment in domestic manufacturing and an overreliance on imports.