In a statement, its secretary-general Dr Chen Chaw Min said the ministry had investigated the matter and found that all procurement was in order and done according to the finance ministry’s guidelines.
“On the allegations related to the appointment of agents, the involvement of politicians and former senior civil servants regarding procurement in the health ministry, reports have been lodged with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC).
“So far, nothing out of the ordinary has been reported against the health ministry.”
With this, he said, he hoped no assumptions would be made on the management of procurement at the health ministry.
Earlier today, the whistleblower behind the alleged corruption in the supply of drugs to public hospitals voiced disappointment at the lack of action over his report.
He said he had never been contacted by the health ministry for any information despite sending the dossier on the alleged corruption to Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad and two media outlets.
In a 12-page document seen by FMT in June, it was alleged that companies linked to politicians close to the previous government controlled the supply of medicines worth billions of ringgit.
The document listed 20 companies with alleged links to prominent politicians, including ministers occupying high positions in Umno. It said these companies acted as “tendering agents” for more than 70 pharmaceutical companies and reaped rewards worth RM3.7 billion between 2013 and 2016.
The whistleblower now says further digging has revealed that between 2010 and last month, the top six tendering agents received 92.21% of RM6,435,975,589, which was the total worth of contracts awarded in that period.
Following the expose, Klang MP Charles Santiago lodged a report with the MACC but said he had not received a response to date.