At the official opening of the CRM Trial Connect Conference 2025 in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (May 8), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim called on Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) and other local medical research institutions to enhance collaboration with counterparts across Asean to help lower the cost of medicines, accelerate medical discoveries, and develop treatments tailored to the region's needs.
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00:00I am a consultant engineer at Pneka Asterol
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00:15I am a consultant engineer at Pneka Asterol
00:20I am a consultant engineer at Pneka Asterol
00:23a couple of days later, to make the need to reform in our community
00:35so that first, it is the first, the second, the second, the second, the second, the second, the third, the third,
00:47the third, the second, the third, the first, the second, the third, the third, the third, the third,
01:02and I thank you for the Chairman of the Ministry fast to disrupt the damage.
01:12Now, ladies and gentlemen,
01:13Of course, this is, to me, an exciting venture.
01:20It is critical for this nation.
01:23We have to ensure that the public, society at large, benefit from the best facilities.
01:31I can recall that some of us, if you are ill, will be given the best treatment in the best centers.
01:37But many of us, those in the remote areas, either in Klantan, or remote Sarawo, or Paham, will not have such opportunity.
01:49The challenge for us, with this passion, is to ensure that the vast majority benefit from the facility.
02:00So to me, I see CRM's role is not just a center for research in isolation.
02:06It is part and parcel of the whole Madani framework.
02:10The research, they must collaborate with all research centers in the country, and within ASEAN,
02:17and a capable, competitive research ecosystem.
02:22Of course, the challenge, of course, to new findings, reduce substantially the cost.
02:29Now, since 2012, clinical research in Malaysia has contributed over 1.5 billion ringgit to our gross national income.
02:41And this is, of course, impressive.
02:43And more than 3,000 highly skilled jobs.
02:48That's what Akuma gave in this report.
02:51I'm not sure you can verify from him later.
02:54Now, so every trial conducted here has generated ripple effects, undeniably so,
03:03from hospitals to development centers to data hubs and logistic networks.
03:09And now, of course, with digitalization and AI, we need to enhance clinical research.
03:15We allocate more funds, yes.
03:17As you know, since I presented the budget Madani, I've given priority to two sectors, education and health.
03:28Within our limited resources, we have given these priorities.
03:32Then it's up to the Ministry of Health and the fraternity to be able to wisely plan and ensure that money is well spent.
03:45It's due to the remarkable progress in technological innovation, including AI and digitalization, climate change, civil wars, and chaos,
04:04which requires us to undertake measures with more courage and tenacity and conviction.
04:13Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.