Press Statement
AUGUST 2025 – PRESS STATEMENT
26 August 2025 – Medicine ‘Price Catcher’ App Risks Unethical Price Wars, Says MMA
KUALA LUMPUR, August 26 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has slammed a new government app that lists the retail medicine prices in private health care facilities and community pharmacies.
18 August 2025 – A timely boost to doctors’ morale
PETALING JAYA: The move to do away with contract doctors will provide a better sense of job security for young doctors serving in government hospitals, ending years of anxiety, say stakeholders.
7 August 2025 – Stop over-regulating private healthcare, says MMA
PETALING JAYA: The government should halt excessive interference and over-regulation of private medical practice in the country, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
7 August 2025 – Naccol shouldn’t be involved in regulating healthcare, says MMA
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has panned the National Action Council on Cost of Living’s (Naccol) role in regulating healthcare services, particularly over the issue of itemised billing and mandatory prescriptions at private clinics.
7 August 2025 – Naccol shouldn’t be involved in regulating healthcare, says Malaysian Medical Association
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has panned the National Action Council on Cost of Living’s (Naccol) role in regulating healthcare services, particularly over the issue of itemised billing and mandatory prescriptions at private clinics.
7 August 2025 – Naccol Must Not Overstep Into The Regulation Of Health Care — Malaysian Medical Association
MMA tells Naccol not to overstep into the regulation of health care, saying that its role is to address cost of living concerns, not medical practice. MMA urges the health minister and MOH to safeguard the integrity and autonomy of the medical profession.
5 August 2025 – MMA Welcomes Government Grants For Private GPs To Digitalise — Malaysian Medical Association
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) wishes to thank the health minister for confirming through his tweet on July 23, 2025, that there will be grants given to private general practitioners for the purpose of digitalising their clinics.
1 August 2025 – 13MP Must Prioritise Health Worker Shortage — Malaysian Medical Association
MMA says addressing critical shortages in health care workers under 13MP must be prioritised, adding that the national framework for development in the health sector to address human resource needs should encompass all health care professions.
1 August 2025 – Addressing workforce shortage in health sector crucial to 13MP
PETALING JAYA: Healthcare experts say addressing the workforce shortage should be a key thrust of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) which was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat earlier today.