Don’t compare us with retailers, GPs tell govt

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The number of doctors attending the protest outside the Prime Minister’s Office this morning grew to over 400 participants.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/06/dont-compare-us-with-retailers-gps-tell-govt  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/06/200-gp-berhimpun-bantah-pelaksanaan-pamer-harga-ubat  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Doctors #MalaysianMedicalAssociation #PrivateHealthcareFacilities #ServicesAct1998 #DrRThirunavukarasu

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00:00Hundreds of doctors and private GPs gathered near the Prime Minister's office today

00:28to protest the mandatory display of drug prices under a law unrelated to the health sector.

00:34Malaysian Medical Association President-elect Dr. R. Thiru Navukarasu

00:39said the new rule should be enforced under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998.

00:45He has also urged the government not to compare professional services with retailers and sundry shops

00:51in implementing the mandatory display of drug prices.

00:54Okay, kenapa kita tolak akta itu?

00:58Okay, number satu kita adalah professional services.

01:02Berarti kita memberikan perkhidmatan servis kepada seseorang pesakit.

01:06Itu, seseorang pesakit itu dia ada perjalanan pesakit ataupun patient journey.

01:10Daripada dia berdaftar, dia jumpa doktor, dia menerima nasihat, dia buat pemeriksaan fizikal,

01:16mungkin buat pemeriksaan dari segi investigation, lepas itu dia dapat diagnosis, dia bagi pengobatan.

01:21Itu satu proses, ya. Kadai runcit dia barang, dia jual barang.

01:25Kita memberikan perkhidmatan profesional.

01:27Bolehlah, samakan professional services dengan jual barang.

01:32In their memorandum, the GPs demanded that the government remove private clinics

01:36from the purview of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011

01:40and review the consultation fees of GPs.

01:44They also want the health ministry to regulate third-party administrators' control

01:49over private clinics and reassess foreign ownership in the healthcare sector.

01:54Natasha Bust, FMT.

01:56Terima kasih telah menonton!

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