PSM today proposed that the Health Ministry fully take over the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) until the construction of a new hospital in Petaling Jaya is completed.

In a statement, the party’s central committee member N Gandipan said the ministry should also provide services at UMMC at the same rates as other public hospitals.

Gandipan said Selangor health executive councillor Jamaliah Jamaluddin announced discussions with the ministry last year to...