MOH deny allegation they had forced their staff to make donation

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) clarified that they had never forced or issued any instruction to their staff that they were required to make a donation for the flood victims according to their ranks and pay grades in the ministry.
Instead, the letter which was signed by the ministry's secretary-general Datuk Farida Mohd Ali on Feb 6, clearly states that all the health ministry staff were welcome to make sincere monetary donations to ease the burden of some 6,200 MOH staff who lost their homes, vehicles and property due to the recent floods.
The clarification came from the ministry after MOH received heavy criticism following a New Straits Times news article on Feb 4, regarding the allegation that the ministry had forced their staff to make monetary donations for flood victims according to their ranks and pay grades in the ministry.