Skima Pembiayaaan Negara bagi Perkhidmatan Kesihatan (The Proposed National Health Financing Scheme)

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To:  The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Skima Pembiayaaan Negara bagi Perkhidmatan Kesihatan

Kami, yang bertandatangan di bawah, amat bimbang dan prihatin berkenaan cadangan pihak kerajaan untuk suatu Skima Pembiayaan Negara bagi Perkhidmatan Kesihatan yang wajib (seperti mana yang telah dimaklumkan di dalam akhbar-akhbar tempatan) yang mana sesungguhnya belum lagi dijelaskan secara mencukupi.

Kami khuatir ianya secara langsung akan membawa kepada satu ketidakadilan di dalam peruntukan terhadap golongan yang terjejas, termasuk golongan miskin dari bandar dan luar bandar, yang kurang upaya, yang menghidap penyakit kronik dan juga yang menganggur.

Kami berpendapat mana-mana pembaharuan dalam pembiayaan perkhidmatan kesihatan mestilah melibatkan perbincangan serta konsultansi dengan segala golongan yang berkenaan, terutamanya orang awam serta pertubuhan-pertubuhan kepentingan awam.

Maka, kami dengan ini menyeru agar selagi satu penjelasan penuh belum di buat kepada rakyat keseluruhan dan selagi suatu perbincangan awam belum dilakukan, perlaksanaan skima pembiayaan insurans ini ditangguh.

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The Proposed National Health Financing Scheme

We, the undersigned, are concerned that the recent proposals for a compulsory national health insurance scheme (as announced in the national press) have not been adequately clarified.

We are worried that this may lead to inequitable health care provision for vulnerable groups, including the urban and rural poor, people with disability and chronic illnesses, and the unemployed.

We believe that any reform of health care financing must involve consultation with all interested parties, especially the general public and public interest groups.

We urge that no further move towards the implementation of a compulsory health insurance scheme be made, until there has been a full explanation of the details to the people and an open discussion with all interested groups.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Skima Pembiayaaan Negara bagi Perkhidmatan Kesihatan (The Proposed National Health Financing Scheme) Petition to The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was created by Coalition Against Health Care Privatisation and written by Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj (alirankn@hotmail.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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