Najib stable, to continue treatment at HKL, says Khairy

Former prime minister Najib Razak, who was admitted to Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) yesterday, is in stable condition and will remain there for treatment, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Khairy said he had contacted HKL director Dr Rohana Johan and was informed that Najib's condition was stable and there was no need for him to be transferred to the National Heart Institute (IJN).

"I have asked HKL and health deputy director-general Dr Asmayani Khalib to provide Najib with the necessary follow-up treatment," he said at a press conference after an event in Putrajaya today.

He was responding to a statement by Najib's lawyer, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, that the former prime minister was likely to be transferred to IJN as he was experiencing fluctuating blood pressure.

On claims that Najib was experiencing high blood pressure because his medication was changed, Khary said these were not true.
 
He said Najib was given a generic high blood pressure medication by HKL, the formula of which was the same as that previously prescribed to the Pekan MP. 

"The medicines prescribed for Najib are the same as the ones he had taken before. The medicine is the same, the formula is the same, but in generic form," he added.

Yesterday, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Najib was admitted to HKL on Sept 9 as an elective, non-emergency case to ensure that his health was at "a good and optimum" level.

Najib was discharged the following day after undergoing related examinations and tests by certified senior consultants, consisting of heads of clinical services in their respective fields.

However, yesterday, the High Court cut short Najib’s hearing for the misappropriation of RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds to allow him to seek medical treatment.