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Malaysian Medical Association The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is the main representative body for all registered medical practitioners in Malaysia.
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Objects of the Association are:

- To promote and maintain the honour and interest of the profession of medicine in all its branches and in every one of its segments and to sustain the professional standards of medical ethics.

- To serve as the vehicle of the integrated voice of the whole profession and all or each of its segments both in relation to its own special problems and in relation to education and directing public opinion on the problems of public health and affecting the community at large.

- To participate in the conduct of medical education, as may be appropriate.

- To promote social, cultural and charitable activities in building a united Malaysian Nation.

- To participate in, or invest a portion of the Associationโ€™s funds in any entity corporation, association, etc by way of joint venture, business partnership, commercial agreement, transaction and/or any legal means permitted which would be in the interest of the association, and beneficial to, and be advantageous, profitable or calculated directly or indirectly to enhance any or all of the Associationโ€™s fixed, current, liquid assets, properties, business, investments, commercial arrangements, and rights, provided always that they be not in conflict with the Code of Medical Ethics. POWERS:

In the pursuit and furtherance of the Objects, the Association shall have the following powers:

- To arrange periodical meetings of the member or any segment thereof.

- To prepare and publish scientific papers, journals and other publications, with the prior approval of the authority concerned.

- To acquire property by purchase, build or lease or otherwise occupy premises to deal with such property; to invest such liquid assets as it may have and in a proper case borrow as may be necessary.

- To create a special account or accounts, payments from which shall be at the absolute discretion of the Council, to assist members of the Association or their dependents, provided that no mutual benefit

๐Ÿ’Š ๐Œ๐Œ๐€: ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญThe Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) warns th...
22/04/2026

๐Ÿ’Š ๐Œ๐Œ๐€: ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ

The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) warns that counterfeit and unregistered medicines are no longer a marginal issue, but a growing public health threat in Malaysia.

From 2023 to 2025, over 4,000 raids were conducted nationwide, with more than RM108 million worth of unregistered health products seized โ€” highlighting the scale of the problem.

These fake products donโ€™t just fail to treat illness โ€” they can cause real harm. Some may contain unknown or contaminated substances, while others โ€” including unregistered vaccines โ€” may offer no protection at all, putting lives at risk.

MMA urges the public to stay vigilant:
โ€ข Buy medicines only from licensed pharmacies and registered healthcare facilities
โ€ข Always check for a valid MAL registration number
โ€ข Avoid unverified online sellers

At the same time, stronger enforcement and modern solutions โ€” including advanced authentication and track-and-trace systems โ€” are needed to combat increasingly sophisticated counterfeit operations.

โ€œ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž. ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐.โ€
โ€” ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ซ ๐‘. ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ค๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ, ๐Œ๐Œ๐€ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ

๐Ÿ”— Read more:
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/04/22/stronger-authentication-needed-as-fake-medicines-swamp-market

Malaysia needs better tools to fight the real dangers of counterfeit products, with new technology such as tax stamps that offer new safeguards.

โš–๏ธ ๐Œ๐Œ๐€: ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐๐จ๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌThe Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) s...
22/04/2026

โš–๏ธ ๐Œ๐Œ๐€: ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐๐จ๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) stresses that while employers may determine healthcare coverage, they must not interfere with doctorsโ€™ clinical judgment.

There must be a clear boundary between what is covered and what is prescribed โ€” with treatment decisions guided by patientsโ€™ clinical needs, medical evidence, and established guidelines, not cost-control measures.

MMA reiterates its position:
The doctor prescribes, the patient decides, and the payor funds what it covers.

โ€œWhen a doctor is directed to prescribe a less appropriate alternative purely on cost grounds, this moves beyond benefit management into clinical decision-making. That line should not be crossed.โ€
โ€” ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ค๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐‘๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐จ, ๐Œ๐Œ๐€ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ

MMA also calls on the Ministry of Health to issue clear guidance to ensure clinical independence is preserved and patient care remains the priority.

๐Ÿ”— Read more:
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/04/corporate-benefit-schemes-cant-override-doctors-clinical-decisions-says-mma/

MMA says corporate benefit schemes cannot interfere with doctors' clinical decisions, stressing there's a clear boundary between what's covered by employers and what's prescribed by doctors based on clinical needs. MMA urges MOH to issue clear guidance.

Dear Members,The Adolescent Health Committee of MMA in collaboration with the Paediatric Department, Hospital Tengku Per...
20/04/2026

Dear Members,

The Adolescent Health Committee of MMA in collaboration with the Paediatric Department, Hospital Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, Kajang is organising the 7th National Seminar on Adolescent Medicine on:

Date : Saturday, 9th May 2026
Time : 7.30am โ€“ 4.30pm
Venue : Dewan Akasia, Level 5, Pusat Rawatan Wanita dan Kanak-kanak, Hospital Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, Kajang
CPD Points : 8 Points

Please find the programme attached.

Registration to participate in the programme
https://www.mmaevents.org/event-details/7th-national-seminar-on-adolescent-medicine
(*Please note that a full IC number is required to obtain CPD points.)

We greatly appreciate your participation and support for this programme.

Thank you.

Dr Vasu Pillai Letchumanan
Honorary General Secretary
Malaysian Medical Association
[email protected]
20 April 2026

Save the Date!๐Ÿฅ Webinar InvitationsDear Doctors,The MMA Men's Health Committee is pleased to invite you to the following...
20/04/2026

Save the Date!

๐Ÿฅ Webinar Invitations

Dear Doctors,

The MMA Men's Health Committee is pleased to invite you to the following upcoming webinars:

1๏ธโƒฃ โ€œOveractive Bladder: Practical Updates for Everyday Clinical Practiceโ€
๐Ÿ—“ Date: Wednesday, 22 April 2026
โฐ Time: 8:00 PM โ€“ 9:00 PM
๐ŸŽ“ CPD Point: 1
๐Ÿ”— Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NuXBfFSDRpeCRQNlkrAh3w

2๏ธโƒฃ โ€œTestosterone Deficiency Syndrome โ€“ Facts and Fallaciesโ€
๐Ÿ—“ Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
โฐ Time: 8:00 PM โ€“ 9:00 PM
๐ŸŽ“ CPD Point: 1
๐Ÿ”— Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2oY7ZD0gSouZTcdt95dLXQ
๐Ÿ’ป Platform: Zoom

Registration is free! We warmly welcome all doctors to take part in these engaging sessions.

For any inquiries, please contact:
๐Ÿ“ž Mr. Azren โ€“ 03-40411375 (ext. 400)
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

Please find the attached flyers for your reference. Registration can be done via the links above or by scanning the QR codes in the attached flyers. Registration will close once the maximum number of participants is reached.

Important information for participants:
Upon accessing the registration links, please follow the instructions provided to complete your registration. The Zoom link will be sent after successful registration. Reminder emails will also be sent one day and one hour before each event.

We look forward to your participation.

Best regards,
Dr. Vasu Pillai Letchumanan
Honorary General Secretary
Malaysian Medical Association
[email protected]
13th April 2026

๐ŸŒ ๐Œ๐Œ๐€: ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ข๐ซ โ€” ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐งThe Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) warns that mic...
20/04/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐Œ๐Œ๐€: ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ข๐ซ โ€” ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ง

The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) warns that microplastics are no longer limited to food and water โ€” they are now present in the air we breathe, making exposure increasingly unavoidable.

While long-term health effects are still being studied, MMA urges a precautionary approach, including stronger monitoring, research, and coordinated national action.

โ€œThe absence of conclusive evidence is not the absence of risk.โ€
โ€” ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ค๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐‘๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐จ, ๐Œ๐Œ๐€ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ

๐Ÿ”— Read more:
https://www.nst.com.my/amp/news/nation/2026/04/1420355/mma-plastic-particles-have-been-detected-air-too

KUALA LUMPUR: Microplastics should be treated as an emerging public health concern in Malaysia, with growing evidence showing the particles are present not just in food and water, but also in the air people breathe.

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ ๐Œ๐Œ๐€: ๐”๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌโ€™ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐œ๐žThe Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) calls for an urge...
20/04/2026

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ ๐Œ๐Œ๐€: ๐”๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌโ€™ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž

The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) calls for an urgent revision of the RM100 monthly allowance for specialist nurses, unchanged for 17 years despite rising responsibilities and costs.

MMA warns that continued attrition of experienced nurses could further strain the healthcare system, with critical shortages already affecting specialised services.

โ€œThis is no longer just a matter of fairness โ€” it is a matter of system integrity. The question now is whether national leadership will stand by them.โ€
โ€” ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ค๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐‘๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐จ, ๐Œ๐Œ๐€ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ

๐Ÿ”— Read more:
https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/04/18/allowance-review-for-specialist-nurses-urgent-says-malaysian-medical-association/

KUCHING (April 18): The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called for an urgent review of the long-standing RM100 monthly post-basic allowance for specialist nurses, describing it as a test of national leadership and commitment to the healthcare system. MMA president Datuk Dr Thirunavukarasu Ra...

Dear Members,The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Kedah Branch is pleased to invite you to attend the following webin...
15/04/2026

Dear Members,

The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Kedah Branch is pleased to invite you to attend the following webinar:

Topic: Approach to Hypertension in Primary Care
Date: 28 April 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 8:00 PM โ€“ 9:00 PM
Platform: Online
CPD Allocation: 1 CPD Point

Speaker:
Dr Aliffitri Ali bin Zohor Ali
Family Medicine Specialist
Klinik Kesihatan Simpang Empat,
Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Kota Setar

Kindly register
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4BjB_N9KTeGG3tPiIQxJWw

For further enquiries, please contact:
Dr Farah โ€“ +60 18-218 8256

Your participation would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Dr Vasu Pillai Letchumanan
Honorary General Secretary
Malaysian Medical Association
[email protected]
10 April 2026

Dear Members,๐Ÿšจ CME Infectious Diseases Series 5/2026 ๐ŸšจGreetings from the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Kedah Branc...
15/04/2026

Dear Members,

๐Ÿšจ CME Infectious Diseases Series 5/2026 ๐Ÿšจ

Greetings from the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Kedah Branch.

We are pleased to invite all healthcare professionals to join our upcoming CME session:
๐Ÿฆ  Topic: Syphilis in Adult and Pregnant Mother
Organised by the Infectious Disease Control Unit (CDC), Kedah State Health Department in collaboration with MMA Kedah Branch.
๐Ÿ—“ Date: 7 May 2026 (Thursday)
โฐ Time: 12:30 PM โ€“ 2:00 PM
๐Ÿ’ป Platform: Google Meet
๐Ÿ”— https://meet.google.com/jsk-tgqj-gyc

๐ŸŽค Speaker:
Dr. Khairil Erwan bin Khalid
Consultant General & Infectious Disease Physician
Hospital Kuala Lumpur
๐Ÿ“Œ Free participation
๐Ÿ“Œ E-certificate provided
๐Ÿ“Œ 1 CPD point awarded
๐Ÿ“Œ Registration link will be shared during the session

We look forward to your participation.

Thank you.

Dr Vasu Pillai Letchumanan
Honorary General Secretary
Malaysian Medical Association
[email protected]
15 April 2026

Itโ€™s officialโ€”registration is now open for the 1st MMA Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Conference.Malaysia is at a...
14/04/2026

Itโ€™s officialโ€”registration is now open for the 1st MMA Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Conference.

Malaysia is at a pivotal moment in how AI will shape clinical care.

This conference brings together clinicians, policymakers, and industry leaders to focus on what matters most:
โ†’ how AI is actually implemented in practice
โ†’ how we build the right digital and data foundations
โ†’ how we ensure it remains clinically led and patient-centred

For the next two weeks, early registrants can access a limited discount (first 50 participants), as we intentionally keep this an intimate, high-impact forum.

Link: https://www.mmaevents.org/ai-healthcare-2026

๐ŸŒŸABC OF HOUSEMANSHIP PROGRAMME ๐ŸŒŸ Organised by MMA Kedah Branch, SCHOMOS and AIMST UniversityAre you preparing for house...
14/04/2026

๐ŸŒŸABC OF HOUSEMANSHIP PROGRAMME ๐ŸŒŸ

Organised by MMA Kedah Branch, SCHOMOS and AIMST University

Are you preparing for housemanship or currently a HO/junior doctor? This programme is specially designed for you!

Who should join?
Medical Students
House Officers
Junior Doctors

Master The Basics: Your First Lesson in Non-Verbal Leadership
Gain practical insights, build confidence, and strengthen essential communication skills to navigate housemanship successfully.

Saturday, 9th May 2026
8.00 am โ€“ 5.00 pm
AIMST University, Kedah

CPD Points Available

MMA Members: FREE
Non-MMA Members: RM60

Share this to any medical students, HOs or junior doctors who would benefit from this session!

Scan the QR code on the poster to register now!

For enquiries:
Dr Rosshini (Kedah) โ€“ 017-4097199
Dr Kevin Raj (Penang) โ€“ 011-15116061
Dr Haryati (Perlis) โ€“ 019-2706733
Dr Phan (Perak) โ€“ 012-5035923

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dr Vasu Pillai Letchumanan
Honorary General Secretary
Malaysian Medical Association
[email protected]
14 April 2026

๐ŸŒŸABC OF HOUSEMANSHIP PROGRAMME ๐ŸŒŸ Organised by MMA Kedah Branch, SCHOMOS and AIMST UniversityAre you preparing for house...
14/04/2026

๐ŸŒŸABC OF HOUSEMANSHIP PROGRAMME ๐ŸŒŸ

Organised by MMA Kedah Branch, SCHOMOS and AIMST University

Are you preparing for housemanship or currently a HO/junior doctor? This programme is specially designed for you!

Who should join?
Medical Students
House Officers
Junior Doctors

Master The Basics: Your First Lesson in Non-Verbal Leadership
Gain practical insights, build confidence, and strengthen essential communication skills to navigate housemanship successfully.

Saturday, 9th May 2026
8.00 am โ€“ 5.00 pm
AIMST University, Kedah

CPD Points Available

MMA Members: FREE
Non-MMA Members: RM60

Share this to any medical students, HOs or junior doctors who would benefit from this session!

Scan the QR code on the poster to register now!

For enquiries:
Dr Rosshini (Kedah) โ€“ 017-4097199
Dr Kevin Raj (Penang) โ€“ 011-15116061
Dr Haryati (Perlis) โ€“ 019-2706733
Dr Phan (Perak) โ€“ 012-5035923

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dr Vasu Pillai Letchumanan
Honorary General Secretary
Malaysian Medical Association
[email protected]
14 April 2026

11/04/2026

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