After opening the 18th Annual Dialysis Conference in Selangor on Oct 11, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad told the media that Budget 2026 had allocated an additional RM21mil from the sugar-sweetened beverage tax for the purchase of sodium-glucose cotransport protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors to treat kidney and renal diseases and diabetes.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline