Press Statement
OCTOBER 2025 – PRESS STATEMENT
17 October 2025 – Vaccination Is A Medical Procedure, Not A Retail Service — MMA
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) strongly disagrees with recent calls to allow pharmacists to administer vaccines.
17 October 2025 – Malaysian Medical Association: Vaccination is a medical act, not a retail service
KUCHING (Oct 17): The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has strongly disagreed with recent calls to allow pharmacists to administer vaccines to the public.
13 October 2025 – Bimbang lambakan pusat ultrasound tidak berlesen
SHAH ALAM – Komuniti Obstetrik & Ginekologi serta Radiologi bersama Persatuan Perubatan Malaysia (MMA) menyatakan kebimbangan terhadap peningkatan mendadak pusat ultrasound tidak berlesen yang beroperasi di seluruh negara.
13 October 2025 – MMA, medical groups warn of safety risks posed by unlicensed ultrasound centres
KUALA LUMPUR: Obstetrics, gynaecology and radiology fraternities and the Malaysian Medical Association are concerned over the rapid rise of unlicensed ultrasound centres across the country.
12 October 2025 – Rise in flu cases not unusual during current season, says MMA
PETALING JAYA: The increase in influenza A and B clusters is not unusual during the current season, says the Malaysian Medical Association.
12 October 2025 – MMA urges public to stay calm, practise good hygiene amid rise in flu cases
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the public to remain calm and take sensible precautions as cases of Influenza A and B continue to rise across the country. allocation for healthcare under Budget 2026 but expressed disappointment over the government’s decision to maintain the minimum general practitioner (GP) consultation fee at RM10 — unchanged since 1992.
11 October 2025 – MMA wants RM50 minimum for GP consultation fees, says RM10 ‘not enough’
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has welcomed the record RM46.5 billion allocation for healthcare under Budget 2026 but expressed disappointment over the government’s decision to maintain the minimum general practitioner (GP) consultation fee at RM10 — unchanged since 1992.
10 October 2025 – MMA voices frustration over unchanged RM10 consultation rate for GPs
PUTRAJAYA – The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) expresses disappointment over the government’s decision to maintain the minimum consultation fee for general practitioners (GPs) at RM10 despite the fee review being conducted after 17 years.
10 October 2025 – Maintaining RM10 GP Fee Floor Risks TPAs Undercutting Doctors: MMA
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is concerned over a lack of regulatory enforcement in the telemedicine industry as it becomes over-commercialised by corporations and third-party administrators (TPA).
9 October 2025 – MMA calls for stronger oversight over telemedicine arrangements
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the health ministry to be more proactive in strengthening healthcare regulation, particularly to “urgently close” what it says are loopholes in teleconsultation and corporate healthcare arrangements.
9 October 2025 – MMA concerned by lack of regulatory enforcement on telehealth services
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is concerned over a lack of regulatory enforcement in the telemedicine industry, saying it has become “over-commercialised” by corporations and third party administrators (TPA).
9 October 2025 – MMA raises alarm over corporate interference in medical decisions
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has expressed concern over the growing influence of corporate entities and third-party administrators (TPAs) in making decisions that interfere with doctors’ clinical judgment and compromise patient safety.
6 October 2025 – MMA urges increased healthcare spending in Budget 2026
KUALA LUMPUR: Public healthcare spending should be raised from 2.4% to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in Budget 2026 as a long-term investment in the nation’s health system, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
6 October 2025 – Experience Public Health Care Without VIP Status, MMA Tells MPs
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) told MPs and ministers today to experience the public health care system without using their privileges to cut the queue.
5 October 2025 – MMA President Calls For Healthcare Spending Raised To 5% Of GDP
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called on the government to raise public healthcare spending from 2.4 per cent to five per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Budget 2026, as a long-term investment in the nation’s health system.
5 October 2025 – Budget 2026: MMA proposes raising public healthcare spending to 5% of GDP
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called on the government to raise public healthcare spending from 2.4 per cent to five per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Budget 2026, as a long-term investment in the nation’s health system.
5 October 2025 – Budget 2026: MMA proposes raising public healthcare spending to 5% of GDP
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called on the government to raise public healthcare spending from 2.4 per cent to five per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Budget 2026, as a long-term investment in the nation’s health system.
2 October 2025 – Doctors’ body slams directive on anaesthesia, inpatient classification
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has condemned a directive by a third-party administrator (TPA) to panel hospitals to prioritise local anaesthesia (LA) over general anaesthesia (GA).
2 October 2025 – TPA’s Local Anaesthesia-First Policy Breaches Medical Ethics: MMA
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has condemned a directive by a third-party administrator (TPA) to panel hospitals to prioritise local anaesthesia (LA) over general anaesthesia (GA).