Health Bureau subsidies MOP227mln in Q3

The Health Bureau granted subsidies amounting to more than 227 million patacas (US$28.3million) in the third quarter of the year, the Official Gazette announced yesterday. Most of the subsidies, 76.2 percent of the total, were granted to Kiang Wu Hospital.
According to the announcement, the private hospital received more than 173.3 million patacas in the third quarter of the year. Some 120 million patacas was granted to subsidise the in-patient service of the hospital, while some 14.6 million patacas was for the hospital’s out-patient and emergency services.
In addition, the supportive care centre for those suffering from terminal cancers also received 7.3 million patacas, while some 8.9 million patacas was granted for the hospital’s specific tests and examinations.
Meanwhile, the second biggest beneficiary was the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (AGOM), which received more than 11.3 million patacas.
Some 3.67 million patacas was disbursed to a total of 187 individuals who joined subsidiary medical courses and internships as medical staff. The amount that each individual received was between 8,000 patacas and 40,000 patacas.
K.L.