Malaysia’s public healthcare system should not be left footing the bill for treating refugees and foreign nationals, a parliamentary committee said, calling for an insurance scheme and other sustainable financing mechanisms to ease the burden on government coffers.

Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reform chairperson William Leong (Harapan-Selayang) said the growing refugee population was placing additional pressure on public healthcare, particularly through outstanding medical bills...

Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reform chairperson William Leong (Harapan-Selayang) said the growing refugee population was placing additional pressure on public healthcare, particularly through outstanding medical bills.