JOHOR BARU: The RM10.76mil allocated in the Johor Budget 2025 will help to improve the quality of healthcare delivery to the people in the state, says medical practitioners. The Johor Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) thanked Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi for announcing initiatives through Core Three: Social Security Network on Thursday (Nov 21). “It was a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry and Sabah Health Department have been urged to expedite their investigation of a specialist doctor's death in Lahad Datu. Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Datuk Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira said the tragic loss underscores serious concerns about the mental health and wellbeing of doctors in the public healthcare system. ALSO READ: Dzulkefly wants...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged for a halt to the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Bill 2024, which has been tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat. Asking for a halt until proper engagements are held with stakeholders, its president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz said the Home Ministry had not...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) warns that the cost of healthcare in the country may rise if practices such as fee-splitting by third-party administrators (TPAs) are not regulated. The association's president, Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz, said in a statement on Wednesday (June 19) that regulating TPAs to curb unethical practices would protect the healthcare...
