LETTER | Support inclusive Covid-19 immunisation plan
Modified4 Mar 2021, 12:09 am
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LETTER | The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, its colleges, chapters as well as other medical organisations listed below congratulate the Health Ministry, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the government for a successful launch of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
We are encouraged to see our colleagues on the frontlines get vaccinated as they continue to protect and serve Malaysians.
We also welcome the government’s decision to include pregnant and breastfeeding mothers as well as immunocompromised people, namely cancer patients, in the immunisation plan (as announced on March 1).
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THE Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) welcomes the government’s decision to engage with private sector healthcare providers to ease the burden on public hospitals and healthcare workers. On behalf of over 3,000 medical specialists in Malaysia from the public, private and academic sectors represented by the AMM, we are prepared to serve and assist the Health Ministry with its Covid-19 management plan, irrespective of our place of duty.
We acknowledge that there are many facets that need attention to streamline the public and private healthcare systems effectively and efficiently. This includes, but is not limited to, patient coverage, distribution of hospital beds and personal protective equipment, and fair compensation for healthcare workers.