S’wak spends RM137.5 mil on senior health scheme since 2024, benefitting over 133,000 citizens
By Christine T KUCHING, Oct 20: Sarawak has spent RM137.5 million on its Senior Citizen Health Benefit (SCHB) since its introduction in August 2024, with 133,895 senior citizens having benefited from it as of September this year. Minister for Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah said 234,318 senior citizens had registered for the benefit as of September 2026, with 57 per cent having accessed the facility. “Access to the benefit has also been…
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Sarawak spent RM137.5 million on its Senior Citizen Health Benefit since 2024, benefiting over 133,000 citizens.
133,895 senior citizens have benefited from the scheme as of September 2026.
Participating healthcare facilities increased from 257 to 279 between April and September 2026.
The Kenyalang Gold Card has 410,847 cardholders with 1,345 registered merchants.
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KUCHING, Oct 20: Sarawak has spent RM137.5 million on its Senior Citizen Health Benefit (SCHB) since its introduction in August 2024, with 133,895 senior citizens having benefited from it as of September this year.
Minister for Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah said 234,318 senior citizens had registered for the benefit as of September 2026, with 57 per cent having accessed the facility.
“Access to the benefit has also been expanded through an increase in the number of participating private clinics and hospitals, from 257 in April 2026 to 279 as of September 2026,” she said while delivering her ministerial winding-up speech at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly sitting here today.
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