The National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme is a massive nationwide exercise by the Government of Malaysia to immunise the population in Malaysia against the COVID-19 disease that has infected more than 300,000 and claimed over 1,000 lives nationwide.
The programme will be in three phases for different target groups.
Phase 1 (February – April 2021) will involve an estimated 500,000 frontliners.
Phase 2 (April – August 2021) will involve the remainder frontliners, senior citizens (aged 60 and above), high-risk group with chronic diseases and people with disabilities (OKU).
Phase 3 (May 2021 – Feb 2022) will involve the remainder of population aged 18 years and above with priority given to those in red zones.
In order to achieve herd immunity, it is vital for the estimated 23 million rakyat in Phase 2 and 3 to be vaccinated.
The Ministry of Health, Malaysia (MOH) has appointed ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd (ProtectHealth) as the implementer of Private Medical Practitioners participation in the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme. The MOH will seek the assistance of General Practitioners for the Immunisation Programme during Phase 2 and 3 via ProtectHealth.
ProtectHealth is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProtectHealth Malaysia, established under the MOH. ProtectHealth is a not-for-profit company that coordinates, administers and manages initiatives related to financing healthcare services as mandated by MOH.
The appointment of ProtectHealth is given based on its experience and capability in registering, coordinating, monitoring and managing the payment processes to GPs for Skim Peduli Kesihatan untuk Kumpulan B40 (PeKa B40).
It is a monumental task to ensure that the estimated 23 million Rakyat in Phase 2 and Phase 3 to be vaccinated and we need your help in doing that! Thereupon, we invite all healthcare professional from general practices, specialist clinics, private hospitals, ambulatory care centres and healthcare NGOs to register with us as ProtectHealth Partner and join us in the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme.
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