THERE is a three-month old infant with a diagnosis of polio in the Intensive Care Unit of Hospital Tuaran in Sabah. This is the first native case in Malaysia since 1986.
There are two issues that require systemic solutions – one, we need to raise our vaccination rates in the face of vaccine hesitancy, and two, we need durable solutions to determine the healthcare rights and duties of non-citizens, such as refugees, stateless people and immigrants, within the framework of Malaysia’s rights and duties.
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