{
  "id": 9935603,
  "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-9935603",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-26T06:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/26/free-postal-delivery-of-medicines-from-oct-1-says-minister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil announced that starting October 1, the Malaysian government will provide free postal delivery of medicines to patients who choose this service. This initiative, part of the National Digital Health Ecosystem and Connectivity Driver (Persada) project, will be implemented nationwide and will cost about RM5 million, according to Fahmi. Previously, patients were responsible for paying for the postal delivery of their medications. Under the new program, the cost will be fully covered by the government through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Fahmi observed the Persada initiative at the Padang Besar health clinic today, accompanied by Communications Ministry Secretary-General Abdul Halim Hamzah and Perlis Health Director Dr Ghazali Chik. In June, Fahmi had stated that the government would bear the cost of delivering medicines to approximately 80,000 patients monthly under the Postal Medicine Delivery Programme, in collaboration with MCMC and the health ministry.",
  "summary": "Fahmi Fadzil says it was possible through a collaboration between the communications ministry and the health ministry.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "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": "Malay Mail",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-26T06:28:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}