Of Roots, Barks, Paracetamol and EDTA

Abdul Hamid, Abdul Kadir (2006) Of Roots, Barks, Paracetamol and EDTA. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 13 (2). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1394195X

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Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Abstract

The Ministry of Health is said to be “keeping an open mind” about the practice of complementary and traditional medicine in Malaysia. It is a fact that the Ministry and the Universities are currently looking into ways and means of regulating traditional and herbal medicine practice by analysing the hundreds of such medications being sold openly in this country. It is a multi-million dollar business and obviously the government has more than a
passing interest in it. Interestingly, there is a proposal by the Ministry of Health that traditional practitioners, like sinsehs, bomohs and ayurvedic physicians may be
allowed in the near future to practise in government hospitals and patients may be allowed to choose either conventional Western medicine, or one or more of the above traditional medicine. The Medical Act 1971 and the Code of
Professional Conduct of the MMC clearly do not allow any professional association between registered medical practitioners and traditional practitioners, and it is hoped that this proposal by the government will not be carried through. Members of the public have the right to
choose whatever system of treatment they prefer for whatever reason, but it is also the mandated right of the Ministry of Health to set the standards of health care, and to demonstrate its duty and responsibility to point out to the public the various pitfalls in any system and the unpleasant consequences. Failure to do so would be a failure to provide proper health care and to exercise social responsibility for the welfare and well- being of the Malaysian public.

Item Type:

Journal

Keywords:

Traditional medicine, homeopahty, Malaysia

Subjects:

R Medicine

ID Code:

838