With the tabling of Budget 2023 just around the corner, will we see the public healthcare sector be prioritised? Will we see allocations move towards the recommended 5% of GDP from the current 2.1% —a step towards reversing the repercussions of decades of under-investment. And with the Generational Endgame for smoking and the Health White Paper, will this mark the beginning of reforms in the Malaysian healthcare system? Melisa Idris speaks to Azrul Mohd Khalib, chief executive of the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, which is a healthcare policy research and advocacy outfit.