List Of Clinics For Mammogram Out In A Month

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The list of clinics that offer a subsidy of RM50 on the charge for a mammogram to determine breast cancer will be announced by the government in a month's time, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said Thursday.
She said the ministry was identifying the clinics which would participate in the programme and was determining how the test would be carried out.
"We also hope more government clinics would be provided with the equipment to conduct the test," she told reporters after launching an insurance scheme for women, "MZ Ladycare", here.
The government has provided for a RM50 subsidy for a mammogram in the 2007 Budget to encourage women to take the test in a move to increase awareness and to help detect breast cancer early.
Shahrizat said private clinics charged between RM100 and RM120 for a test.
She said the ministry was drawing up programmes to instil awareness among women, especially in the rural areas, on the importance of taking the mammogram.
Shahrizat advised women to invest their money in buying health insurance and going for health tests instead of purchasing household decorations.