UMMC fee hike should have been gradual, says specialist


PETALING JAYA: The fee increases introduced by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) should have been done gradually, says public health medicine specialist Prof Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh (pic).

This would allow the public to cope with the new fees instead of a steep rise that was implemented rather abruptly, she said.

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