{
  "id": 10643114,
  "title": "Fahmi: Only register for medicine delivery service through MoH to avoid scams on Facebook, TikTok",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fahmi-only-register-for-medicine-delivery-service-through-moh-to-10643114",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-29T05:43:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/29/fahmi-only-register-for-medicine-delivery-service-through-moh-to-avoid-scams-on-facebook-tiktok/236977"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 — The Communications Minister, Fahmi Fadzil, has urged Malaysians to register for the government's medicine delivery service (UMP) exclusively through the Ministry of Health, warning of potential scams on social media platforms like TikTok and Facebook. The novel initiative, launched jointly by the Communications Ministry and the Health Ministry, allows patients to receive their follow-up medication free of charge, with shipping costs covered for a year. Patients can avail of this service starting October 1, with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) coordinating the execution, while the Ministry of Health manages patient eligibility and medication supply, and Pos Malaysia Berhad handles the physical delivery. The programme is expected to benefit around 80,000 patients monthly, with an estimated shipping subsidy of RM5 million.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 — Applications for the government's medicine delivery service (UMP) should be done only thr...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}