NACCOL Archives

8 August 2025

Letter

Malaysia’s Medical Profession Is Under Siege — MPCAM

MPCAM says Naccol has overstepped its jurisdiction by mandating prescriptions and itemised billing, adding that enforcement of these may be deemed ultra vires. "We are witnessing what my esteemed colleague described as a siege on the medical profession."

7 August 2025

Malaysia

Health Minister Failed To Defend Medical Profession, Claims Doctors’ Group

FPMPAM has accused Dr Dzul of failing to defend the medical profession, after KPDN announced Naccol decisions for mandatory prescriptions and itemised billing. FPMPAM tells the health minister to affirm that only MOH and MMC regulate clinical practice.

7 August 2025

Letter

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.

7 August 2025

Letter

‘Mandatory’ Prescriptions, Itemised Billing: Naccol’s Alarming Encroachment Into Medicine — FPMPAM

FPMPAM accuses KPDN of usurping the regulatory role of MOH by announcing "mandatory" prescriptions and itemised billing, telling MOH to clarify the legal status of these Naccol decisions that are not binding on doctors unless they're translated into law.

3 October 2023

Malaysia

Naccol Meeting Backs Drug Pricing Transparency With Price Displays: PM

PM Anwar says today's Naccol meeting decided on drug pricing transparency through a price display mechanism to improve access to medicine supply with more competitive pricing, so that people know the prices of drugs and can make a choice.

21 November 2019

Malaysia

Dzulkefly: GP Fee Raise A Bit Delayed

Private clinic GPs' consultation fees have stagnated at RM10-RM35 for 27 years since 1992.

12 August 2019

Malaysia

Why Giving Underpaid GPs Tax Rebates, Government Offices Won’t Work

Private general practitioners (GPs) say their clinics must be located within the community.

2 August 2019

Letter

Cost Of Living Or Cause to Live? — Dr John Teo

GPs have already tried other alternative solutions to reduce costs.

2 August 2019

Malaysia

Government Council Moots Alternatives To Raising Clinic GP Fees

NACCOL suggested giving general practitioners tax rebates, offering them government buildings for rent, and shrinking their electricity bill.

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Malaysia’s Medical Profession Is Under Siege — MPCAM

Health Minister Failed To Defend Medical Profession, Claims Doctors’ Group

Naccol Must Not Overstep Into The Regulation Of Health Care — Malaysian Medical Association

‘Mandatory’ Prescriptions, Itemised Billing: Naccol’s Alarming Encroachment Into Medicine — FPMPAM

Naccol Meeting Backs Drug Pricing Transparency With Price Displays: PM

Dzulkefly: GP Fee Raise A Bit Delayed

Why Giving Underpaid GPs Tax Rebates, Government Offices Won’t Work

Cost Of Living Or Cause to Live? — Dr John Teo

Government Council Moots Alternatives To Raising Clinic GP Fees

Bleak Future For Malaysia’s Health Assurance Industry — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

Nutritionists: Follow Malaysia’s Scientific Food Pyramid, Not US Inverted Pyramid

CodeBlue’s View: Doctors Must Follow The Law. Period.

Transfer Allowance Opened To Contract Doctors, Pharmacists, Dentists With 2025 Permanent Appointments: Minister

Digital Ministry Opens RM87m Tender For MySejahtera App Maintenance Over Three Years