FOR many years now, the Medical Practitioners Coalition Association of Malaysia (MPCAM) has urged the Health Ministry to tap into underused resources in private hospitals and clinics. This was more evident when the ministry spoke about public-private partnerships to tap such resources to reduce congestion at public hospitals and health clinics. The scheme has been well managed and successful as there have been 205,346 visits to private clinics with claims amounting to RM9,804,652.64. MPCAM urges the Health Ministry and other state governments to study this programme and implement it in other states as it benefits the poor. GPs in Selangor welcome this working cooperation between the state government and GPs to alleviate the burden of the poor in the state.

Source: New Strait Times May 22, 2018 00:33 UTC