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Malaysiakini
5 days ago
- Health
- Malaysiakini
NGO slams Rakan KKM as 'privatisation in disguise'
Gerakan Ekonomi Malaysia (GEM) has raised the alarm over the federal government's Rakan KKM pilot scheme, warning that the initiative risks ushering in the quiet privatisation of Malaysia's public healthcare system. In a statement today, GEM president Armin Baniaz Pahamin described the programme, which allows patients to pay for expedited treatment at public hospitals, as a betrayal of the fundamental principle of universal healthcare.


Malaysiakini
6 days ago
- Health
- Malaysiakini
NGO slams Rakan KKM as 'privatisation in disguise'
Gerakan Ekonomi Malaysia (GEM) has raised the alarm over the federal government's Rakan KKM pilot scheme, warning that the initiative risks ushering in the quiet privatisation of Malaysia's public healthcare system. In a statement today, GEM president Armin Baniaz Pahamin described the programme, which allows patients to pay for expedited treatment at public hospitals, as a betrayal of the fundamental principle of universal healthcare.