KULAI — Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) recipients aged 40 and above are urged to make full use of the PeKa Sihat (Healthcare Scheme for the B40 Group) initiative, which offers various free health screenings and treatments starting next year following an RM80 million government allocation.

Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said this group and their spouses qualify for the benefits automatically without going through a complicated registration process.

“Checks can be done easily via the official PeKa Sihat website by entering their identity card numbers to verify eligibility and find the list of participating private clinics,” she told reporters after the Bukit Permai state constituency Deepavali contribution presentation ceremony at the Arulmigu Mariamman Temple here today.

She noted that a key benefit of the initiative is free health screenings at private clinics to detect conditions such as diabetes and high cholesterol, thereby easing congestion at government health facilities.

PeKa Sihat also provides medical equipment aid of up to RM20,000, covering items such as heart stents, artificial joints, hearing aids, pacemakers, and intraocular lenses for cataract surgery.

A special RM1,000 incentive for cancer patients to complete their treatment and a hospital transport allowance are also provided.