Ventilators: We ordered an apple, but got something else - MOH tells PAC

Hariz MohdPublished: Oct 30, 2023 5:08 PM | Updated: Oct 30, 2023 7:19 PM

China companies that supplied ventilators to the Health Ministry during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 had delivered machines that did not meet the specifications ordered.

This is according to a transcript of witnesses' testimonies before the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which investigated the government's procurements related to Covid-19 management.

MOH deputy secretary-general (finance) Norazman Ayob said it was a case of the suppliers delivering them products...

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