{
  "id": 9924970,
  "title": "Fahmi: Govt to cover postal delivery costs for medicines from Oct 1 under MCMC-MOH initiative",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/fahmi-govt-to-cover-postal-delivery-costs-for-medicines-from-oct-1",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-26T06:28:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/26/fahmi-govt-to-cover-postal-delivery-costs-for-medicines-from-oct-1-under-mcmc-moh-initiative/236604"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Communications Minister, Fahmi Fadzil, announced on September 26 that the government will cover the costs of postal delivery for medicines starting October 1, as part of an initiative between the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Health Ministry (MoH). The program aims to provide free postal delivery of medicines to patients across the nation, with an estimated allocation of RM5 million. Under the previous system, patients were responsible for paying the postal delivery fees for their medications. Fahmi was joined by Communications Ministry secretary-general Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah and Perlis Health director Dr Ghazali Chik during his visit to the National Digital Health Ecosystem and Connectivity Driver (Persada) initiative project at Padang Besar Health Clinic in Padang Besar. In June, Fahmi had mentioned that the government would fully support the delivery of medicines to approximately 80,000 patients each month under the Postal Medicine Delivery Programme (UMP) in collaboration between MCMC and MoH.",
  "summary": "PADANG BESAR, Sept 26 — The Communications Ministry, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commissio...",
  "key_points": [
    "Government to cover postal delivery costs for medicines starting Oct 1",
    "Initiative between MCMC and MoH to provide free medicine delivery",
    "RM5 million allocated for the program, covering 80,000 patients monthly"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This government initiative shifts the financial burden of postal delivery fees for medicines from patients to the government, providing relief to those relying on the Postal Medicine Delivery Programme.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Govt To Cover Postal Delivery Costs For Medicines From Oct 1 - Fahmi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/general-govt-to-cover-postal-delivery-costs-for-medicines-from-oct-1",
        "published": "2026-09-26T04:34:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Free postal delivery of medicines from Oct 1, says minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/free-postal-delivery-of-medicines-from-oct-1-says-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-26T06:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}