Khairy should engage GPs to speed up vaccination rate, says MMA


There has been no engagement between National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin and the private general practitioners (GPs) on the involvement of private GPs in the National Immunisation Programme’s (NIP) Phase 2 and 3. The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) had officially written to the minister on March 2 to meet on plans for private GPs to be involved in the NIP but there had been no reply from YB’s office. No official communication from the JKJAV even up until now. The minister had shown no interest in engaging the GPs.

Why are there only 2,500 GPs registered for the NIP?

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