What is UMP? How Malaysia’s new free medicine delivery service works and how to apply
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — The government yesterday launched the subsidised Ubat Melalui Pos (Postal Service for Medicines) programme, which it said would benefit more than 85,000...
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While the programme began in 2011, this is the first time medicines sent through the national postal service will be fully subsidised.
The free delivery service is set to run for a year and is estimated to cost RM5 million. It may be extended later.
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