Special project in Sarawak
SARAWAK HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAMME (SHAPE)
The Sarawak Health Access Programme awards cash incentive to low-income patients diagnosed with HIV and other forms of chronic diseases to help cover the high cost of traveling and other logistic expenses related to their hospital appointment in town. The programme builds critical linkages between rural, low-income patients with the cutting-edge health services there are already available in major government healthcare facilities, but often out of reach due to structural issues such as poverty, challenging public infrastructure and even poor treatment literacy.
Launched
2018
Corporate Supporter
Patient breakdown numbers
(As of July 2023)
|
Disease |
Number of patients |
|
HIV |
82 |
|
Thalassemia |
7 |
|
End Stage Renal Failure |
16 |
|
Other Chronic Diseases |
95 |
Number of hospital collaborators
10
Sarawak Health Access Programme (SHAPE)
SHAPE is a new programme that provides treatment travel subsidy for underprivileged chronic disease patients, regardless of their diagnosis.
Travel subsidy payout for SHAPE is based on Zones.
SHAPE is a programme run by Malaysian AIDS Foundation with cooperation from the Ministry of Health and the Sarawak State Government.
The subsidy is to relieve the burden of transportation cost from their respective hometowns to the referral clinics / hospitals for their treatment / medical follow-up.
SHAPE is offered only to Borneo Malaysians with a monthly household income of RM3,000 and below
Subsidies will be given to a qualified applicant who adheres to the treatment for a given period.
