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ATTENDANCE

JOHOR

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Faisal Norizan

2. Dr. Guruparan A/L S Rajalingam

3. Dr. Jagendra Singh A/L Surjan Singh

4. Dr. Kamalam Govindan

5. Dr. Kamarudin Bin Ahmad

6. Dr. Kumari Muruhaya

7. Dr. M.M.Smith A/L Muthu Manickam

8. Dr. Maria Teresa Fernandez

9. Dr. Mohamad Ismail Bin Ali

10. Dr. Mohan A/L Kandasamy Chettiar

11. Dr. Muruga Raj A/L Rajathurai

12. Dr. Muruhaya A/L Gouriah

13. Dr. Priya Muruhaya

14. Dr. R M. Thannirmalai

15. Dr. Ramadass Selvakumar

16. Dr. Vijayan A/L Veeramalai

KEDAH

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Arvindran A/L Alaga

2. Dr. Delini Devi Ramadras

3. Dr. Edwin Jude A/L Gnanasegaran

4. Dato’ Dr. Gunasaegaram Krishnan

Chetty

5. Dr. Hairudin Bin Hashim

6. Dr. Izzatul Nadzirah

7. Dr. J. Rajan A/L A. Kochitty John

8. Dr. Jaianand J. Tejani

9. Dr. Khiritharan A/L Mannie Rajah

10. Dr. Mo Ye Vonn

KEDAH (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

11. Dr. Nadarajan A/L Saravana Nadar

12. Dr. Nesamani A/P K S Vengadasalam

13. Dr. Ng Hui Rou

14. Dr. Nurul'Izzati Binti Mohd Zulkifli

15. Dato’ Dr. Shah Kamal Khan B Jamal Din

16. Dr. Shasindran A/L Ramanujam

17. Dr. Siti Farida Bt Masrif

18. Dr. Syed Johaidy B Syed Ariffin

19. Dr. Thannimalai Subramaniam Chettiar

20. Dr. Tharmalingam A/L Palanivelu

KELANTAN

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Long Tuan Mastazamin B Long Tuan

Kechik

2. Dr. Mohamad Hafiz Harun

3. Dr. Mohd Rahimie Sayutti

4. Dr. Mohd Zurairie Mohd Zubir

5. Dr. Nik Naeimah Nik Soh

6. Dr. Rosnelifaizur Bin Ramely

MELAKA

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Datuk Dr. Athimulam Nadason

2. Dr. Ashok Zachariah Philip

3. Dr. Azliana Liza Binti Borhan

4. Dr. Dyanan A/L Puvanandran

5. Lt. Col. Dr. Eugene Tan Choon Li

6. Dr. Gunasekaran A/L M Ramasamy

7. Dr. Jeffri Teh Bin Faizal

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MELAKA (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

8. Dr. Lynette Sheena A/P Dewa Rajo

9. Dr. Mitesh A/L Chandrakant

10. Dr. Muhamad Shahriman Muhamad

Shari

11. Prof Dato’ Dr. N.K.S Tharmaseelan

12. Dr. Nor Atiqah Binti Morsid

13. Datuk Dr. Pandurangan Subramaniam

14. Dr. Premah A/P A Munusamy

15. Datuk Lt Kol (B) Dr. Ramu A/L

Thiruppathy

16. Dr. Sivananthan A/L Periethamby

17. Dr. Sivasuthan A/L Letchumanan

18. Datuk Dr. Teoh Siang Chin

NEGERI SEMBILAN

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. A Prabakaran A/L E Arulanandam

2. Dr. Andrew A/L Solamadan

3. Dr. Avinder Kaur Mann A/P Karam

Singh

4. Dr. Beryl Agnes D'souza

5. Dr. Bethel Indira Livingstone

6. Datin Dr. Fadzilah Hasan

7. Dr. Gauri A/P M Krishnaswamy

8. Dr. Muhammad Yassin Bin Ikbaal

9. Dr. Ravindran A/L M Vythilingam

10. Dr. Ravindran Ramasamy

11. Dr. Selvaganapathi Ganeson

12. Dr. Shamini Gayatri A/P Krishnan

13. Dr. Sivakumar A/L Kumarasamy

NEGERI SEMBILAN (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

14. Dr. Sree Shantha Kumaran A/L S.

Magendran

15. Datuk Dr. Subramaniam A/L

Nachimuthu

16. Dr. Surenthiran A/L Ramanathan

17. Dr. Theva Raj A/L Ponnudurai

18. Dato’ Dr. Vijaya Singham Petharunam

Pillai

PAHANG

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Allah Rakha Dar

2. Dr. Assvin A/L Alaga

3. Dr. Choo Mei Ann

4. Dr. Choy Meil Li

5. Dr. David Yong Tat Wei

6. Datin Dr. Gowri A/P Sundaram

7. Dr. Hazwani Binti Mohd Azmi

8. Dr. Hew Kin Sun

9. Dr. Kannan A/L Muthuppalaniappan

10. Dr. Lim Wai Tong

11. Dato’ Dr. Paramanathan A/L

Kanthaswamy

12. Dr. Prem Kumar A/L Gopakumaran Nair

13. Dato’ Dr. Sathananthar Shanmugam

14. Datin Dr. Selva Malar Rasiah

15. Dr. Selvaratnam Vallipuram

16. Dr. Sivasubramaniam A/L Balakrishnan

17. Dato’ Dr. Sudesan Raman

18. Dr. Syaima Naqiah Kamarudin

19. Dr. Thilagawathi A/P Kathirasu

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PAHANG (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

20. Dr. Thillai Nathan T Pushpanathan

21. Dr. Yip Kam Hoo

22. Dr. Yu Siew Hong

PENANG

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Chua Su Peng

2. Dr. Christopher Anthony

3. Dr. Divagar Varatha Raju

4. Dr. Gunasekaran A/L Balasundaram

5. Dr. Hooi Lai Ngoh

6. Dr. Ibrahim Tahir Bin Anwar

7. Dr. Indran A/L V Saminathan

8. Dr. Jaya Selvi A/P Nagendran

9. Dr. Kanthan Murugiah

10. Dr. Kisheaan Devarajan

11. Dr. Kugan Varatha Raju

12. Dr. Kumaraguru Marivapen

13. Dr. Lourdes Mary Rose

14. Dr. Marik Singh A/L Dara Singh

15. Dr. Prabhu A/L Ramasamy

16. Dato’ Dr. Ramasamy A/L Kandasamy

17. Dr. Saraswathi Bina Rai A/P Sk

Nagalingam

18. Dr. Sushilnathan Kathirgamanathan

19. Dr. Shanty A/P Velaiutham

20. Dr. Thevandini A/P Moggen

21. Dr. Vasu Pillai A/L Letchumanan

PERAK

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Chenthilnathan A/L Periasamy

PERAK (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

2. Dr. Elangovan A/L Subbiah

3. Dr. Elya Zetti Binti Hamdi

4. Dr. Farah Aishah Hamdan

5. Dr. Haranatha Rao A/L Sri Ramalu

6. Dr. Jasmeet Kaur A/P Jaspal Singh

7. Brig. Jen. Dato' Pahlawan Dr.

Jegatheesan Singaravelu

8. Dr. Kalpana Sehgal A/P Paras Ram

9. Dr. Kirubakaran A/L Malapan

10. Dr. Koh Chan Sing

11. Dr. Lee Anjiline

12. Dr. Manoharan Kumaran

13. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Rahman Bin Abu

Bucker

14. Dato’ Dr. Omar Bin Saidamad

15. Dr. Premananda Raja A/L Murugesu

16. Dr. Puvaneswari Subramaniam

17. Dr. Rajenthiren A/L V Sahadevan

18. Dr. Rajeswaran Paramjothy

19. Dato’ Dr. Raman A/L Narayanasamy

20. Datin Dr. Ramani A/P Sankaran Nair

21. Dr. Ramesh Joshi A/L Suresh Kumar

Joshi

22. Dr. Ramneeta Kaur A/P Suarn Singh

23. Datin Dr. Ranjit Kaur A/P Praim Singh

24. Dr. Ravindran R Naidu

25. Dr. Ruthran A/L Thurairaju

26. Dr. Satkunan Mark A/L Gnanapathy

27. Dato’ Dr. Sellaiah A/L Sithambaram

Pillay

28. Dato’ Dr. Sharil Bin Cik Mat

29. Dr. Sivabala Selvaratnam

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PERAK (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

30. Dr. Sivaraj Xaviar

31. Dato’ Dr. Suarn Singh A/L Jasmit Singh

32. Prof Dato’ Dr. Subramaniam Muniandy

33. Dr. Sundrasan A/L Muthoo

34. Dr. Surinderjit Singh Gill

35. Dr. Tzai Siew Kein

PERLIS

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Andrew Chin Hock Kee

2. Dr. Carmen Winnie Young

3. Dr. Indrarajah Asokumaran

4. Dr. Jayneshthra Rao A/L Krishnamurthy

5. Dr. Sathesh Kumar A/L Periyasamy

6. Dr. Umairah Norazman

SABAH

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Boay Guat Im

2. Dr. Deva Das A/L Pathiyil Ramankutty

3. Dr. Dheswindeep Kaur A/P Gurdeep

Singh Bedi

4. Dr. Edmond Fernandez

5. Dr. Fredie Robinson

6. Dr. Haslezah Binti Saelih

7. Dr. Henry Rajendra Ponniah

8. Prof Dr. Kew Seih Teck

9. Dr. Kishul Thevan

10. Dr. Ng Min See

11. Dr. Savinth Raj A/L Alaga

12. Dr. Selvam Barathy

13. Dr. Sentilnathan A/L Subramaniam

SABAH (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

14. Dr. Teo Beng Ho, John

SARAWAK

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Gregory A/L Joseph Xavier

2. Dr. Juslina Omar

3. Dr. Kalwinder Singh Khaira

4. Dr. Kamaleshwary A/P Varatharaju

5. Dr. Khoo Tze Yuen

6. Dr. Liew Shan Fap

7. Dr. Lionel Eric A/L Benjiman

8. Dr. Loh Yunn Hua

9. Dr. Morni B. Abu Samat

10. Dr. Nadia Diyana Bt Hamzah

11. Dr. Nanthini Balakumaran

12. Dr. Ong Eng- Joe

13. Dr. Ong Hwee Chin

14. Dr. Prashand Kumar A/L Gunnasandran

15. Dr. Ravindran Vashu

16. Dr. Subramanian R.M. Palaniappan

17. Dr. Tan Ming Gui

18. Dr. Thanusha A/P Vijendran

19. Dr. Vijay A/L Ganasan

20. Dr. Vickneswari Shanmuganathan

SELANGOR

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Ang Yeow Lam

2. Dr. Arulnathan A/L Arokiasamy

3. Dr. Balbir Singh A/L Gurcharan Singh

4. Dr. Bhupindar Kaur Harbans Singh

5. Dr. Chalvantharan A/L Peravy

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SELANGOR (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

6. Dr. Chandra Segaran A/L Shanmugam

7. Dr. Chandravathana Rajathurai

8. Dr. Darshana A/P Viswanathan

9. Dr. Daya Para Rao Raju

10. Dr. Devarani Ponnudurai

11. Dr. Edwin Leo A/L R Suppiah

12. Dr. Elangkeeran A/L M Krishnan

13. Dr. Gana Baskaran A/L

Nadason@Darzin

14. Dr. Habeebullah Khan B Abu Bakar

Sidiq

15. Dr. Harjeet Kaur Parmar

16. Dr. Indrani A/P Seenivasagam

17. Dato’ Dr. Jacob Thomas

18. Dr. Jaswant Singh A/L Polar Singh

19. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jayakumar A/L

Gurusamy

20. Dr. Jeyabalan A/L Nadarajah

21. Dr. John George

22. Dr. Juliet Mathew

23. Dr. June Lau Fei Wen

24. Dr. Kaleirani A/P Seenivasagam

25. Dr. Kamalavathani A/P Nadarajah

26. Dr. Kantasamy A/L Ponusamy

27. Dr. Kaviyarasan A/L Sailin @ Stalin

28. Dr. Keshab Chandran Nair

29. Dr. Kewaljit Singh A/L Harbajan Singh

30. Dr. Koshy Thomas

31. Dr. Krishna Kumaran A/L A.Ramasamy

32. Dr. Lalitha A/P Alagaratnam

33. Dr. Mahadevan Thambirajah

34. Dr. Mahendran A/L V Markandoo


NO. NAME OF MEMBER

35. Dr. Manimalar Selvi A/P Subramaniam

36. Dr. Mary Suma Cardosa

37. Dr. Mary Varghese

38. Dr. Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim

39. Dato’ Dr. Mohan Singh A/L Amar Singh

40. Dr. Muhammad Gowdh Bin Muhammed

Jaffar

41. Dr. Narjit Singh A/L Harbans Singh

42. Dato’ Dr. Noorul Ameen Bin Mohamed

Ishack

43. Dr. Ong Chin Hooi

44. Dr. Palai A/P Sellan

45. Dr. Prasanna Balan

46. Dr. Premadeva Satkurunathan

47. Dr. Raj Kumar A/L S Maharajah

48. Dr. Raja Kumar Menon A/L Bhaskaran

49. Dr. Rajamohan A/L Annamalai

50. Dr. Ramon Thomas Varughese

51. Dr. Ranjit Singh Dhalliwal

52. Lt Kol (B) Dr. Santherabalan

Subramaniam

53. Prof Dr. Selvam A/L Karuppiah

54. Dr. Sathappan Subramanian

55. Dr. Shaari Balakrishna

56. Dr. Shivani A/P Nagandran

57. Dr. Sivakumar Muthu

58. Dr. Sivanaesan Letchumanan

59. Dr. Stephen Oommen

60. Dr. Sugumar A/L Samogam

61. Dr. Thiagarajah Retnasamy

62. Dr. Thirugana Kumeren A/L Pachiapan

63. Dr. Tikka S Yudishthira

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NO. NAME OF MEMBER

64. Dr. V. Vijendran A/L Vengadasamy

65. Dr. Varadaraju A/L Srinivasan

66. Dato’ Dr. Vemalanathan A/L

Arulanandam

67. Dr. Venugopalan A/L K Balan

68. Dr. Vickneswary Thangadurai

69. Dr. Zeenath Ameen

TERENGGANU

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. Velkanthan A/L Muniandy

WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

1. Dr. A Sappany

2. Prof Dr. Andrew Charles Gomez

3. Dato’ Dr. Anthonysamy Savarinathan

4. Datuk Dr. Aplanaidu A/L Pathanaidu

5. Dr. Ashwin Kaur A/P Jasbir Singh

6. Dr. Balachandran A/L S. Krishnan

7. Dr. Chandra Kumar A/L Krishnan @

Sugumaran

8. Dr. Gayathri A/P K.Kumarasuriar

9. Dr. George John A/L K Thomas George

10. Dr. Gunasagaran A/L N. Ramanathan

11. Prof Dr. Hoe Chee Wai, Victor

12. Dr. Inderjit Singh Ludher

13. Dr. Janani A/P Sivanathan

14. Dr. Jasveer Kaur Sidhu

15. Dr. Jasvindar Kaur A/P Pritam Singh

16. Dr. Kamalanathan A/L Sappani

17. Dr. Kasturi Nair

WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

18. Dr. Katheeja Alavi Bte Syed Alavi

Thangal

19. Datuk Dr. Kathiresan Valliappa A/L P

Valleappan

20. Dr. Kevin Ng Wei Shan

21. Dr. Koh Kar Chai

22. Dato’ Dr. Krishnamoorthy Appalanaidu

23. Datuk Dr. Kuljit Singh A/L Mahindar

Singh

24. Prof Datuk Dr. Lekhraj Rampal

25. Dr. M Nadarajah A/L S Murugasu

26. Dr. Magesiwaran A/L Malakolunthu

27. Datin Dr. Mansharan Kaur A/P

Chainchel Singh

28. Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Nagoor Gany

29. Lt Kol (B) Dr. Mohamed Zainuddin B

Mohd Ismail

30. Maj Gen (R) Dato' Pahlawan Dr.

Mohanadas Ramasamy

31. Dr. N.P. Krishnan A/L K.V.P. Menon

32. Dr. Palar Sinniah

33. Dr. Ponnusamy A/L Muthaya

34. Dr. Prema Muthukrishnan C

35. Dr. Quah Aun Chyi, Angeli

36. Dr. Ram Prakash A/L Sreedharan

37. Dr. Ravi Venkatachalam

38. Prof. Dr. Retneswari A/P Masilamani S.

39. Dr. Romel Rauf Al-Abbas Abdullah

40. Dr. S. Selvarajah Sathaya

41. Prof Dr. Sanjay Rampal A/L Lekhraj

Rampal

42. Dr. Saravanan A Santhirarajan

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WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN (continuation)

NO. NAME OF MEMBER

43. Dr. Sathiakunasingam Veerasingam

44. Dr. Somasundaram Muthukaruppan

45. Dr. Subla Rajamohan Seetharaman

46. Dato’ Dr. Sudhandhira Kumar A/L

Rengasamy

47. Dr. Sumitra Sithamparam

48. Dr. Suppiah Singaram

49. Dr. Thana Sehgaran Shanmugam

50. Dr. Thirunavukarasu A/L Rajoo

51. Dr. Varatharaja A/L T.

Thirugnanasambantham

52. Dr. Venkateswara Rao A/L Krishnan

53. Dr. Vijayaletchumy Ramasamy

54. Dr. Vinoshini Nair A/P Sukumaran

55. Dr. Vythilingam A/L V Palaniandy Pillay

56. Dr. Wong Pi Ying

57. Dr. Winston Pascall Simon

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1. PRESIDENT’S WELCOME ADDRESS

1.1 The President (2018/2019), Dr Mohamed Namazie Bin Ibrahim (Selangor), extended

a warm welcome to all the delegates and members of the Association and thanked

all of them for their gracious attendance at the 59th MMA National Annual General

Meeting (AGM). The AGM was called to order at 4.30 pm.

1.2 The Honorary General Secretary (2018/2019), Dr Gunasagaran Ramanathan (Wilayah

Persekutuan) confirmed that the quorum was present and the membership status of

all delegates and members attending the AGM has been verified accordingly.

1.3 The President (2018/2019) thanked all the Exco members, Council members, all

other members and Secretariat Staff for their support and confidence.

1.4 The House was requested to rise and observe a minute of silence as a mark of

respect over the demise of the following MMA members since the 58th AGM:

1.5 Highlights for the year 2018/2019 were mentioned to the House including series of

meetings between the MMA and the Ministry of Health (MOH) especially on issues

pertaining to the 7th Fee Schedule and the General Practitioners (GPs); the MOH

being supportive towards the harmonization of the 7th Fee Schedule; the presence of

the Health Minister YB Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, KSU and other MOH

representatives during the MMA special occasions; Special Dinner with the 7th Prime

Minister and his wife where Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed upon the

Prime Minister while his wife was awarded with the title of Honorary Member of

MMA; the launching of Titiwangsa Declaration 2019 as an initiative to affirm the

Malaysia’s support towards the MOH in achieving the Universal Health Coverage; to

name a few.

NO NAME DATE BRANCH

1 Datin Dr. Mohanasundari D/O Govindarajalu 05/04/2018 Kedah

2 Dr Chin Kui Sang 17/05/2018 Selangor

3 Dr David Gift Eleazer Muthuswamy 14/06/2018 Selangor

4 Dr Subathra A/P Sabaratnam 18/06/2018 Johor

5 Dr Tan Tien Kok 28/06/2018 Johor

6 Dr Paramasvaran Nadarajah 02/07/2018 W. P.

7 Dr Japaraj A/L Robert Peter 03/09/2018 Perak

8 Dr Sivananthan A/L S Smaniam 24/11/2018 N. Sembilan

9 Dr Joseph Arul 07/03/2019 Kedah

10 Dr Joseph Varghese 26/03/2019 Johor

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1.6 At the international level, the President (2018/2019) had attended the following

meetings:

i. Annual Representative Meeting (ARM) 2018 of the British Medical

Association (BMA) in Brighton, England

ii. WMA General Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland

iii. MASEAN Meeting in Cebu, Philippines

iv. 33rd General CMAAO Assembly and 54th Council Meeting as well as Junior

Doctor’s Network (JDN) meeting, hosted by the MMA itself. Penang

Declaration 2018 on sexual harassment and bullying was presented at this

meeting.

1.7 The President (2018/2019) brought to the attention of the House about the

Standing Orders and informed that the agenda would be followed accordingly. The

House was reminded about the time limitation for each member to speak on issues

throughout the AGM.

2. NOMINATION FOR THE POST OF HONORARY DEPUTY SECRETARY (ONE POSITION)

2.1 The Chairman of MMA Elections Committee 2018/2019, Datuk Dr N Athimulam

(Melaka) informed the House that on the closing date of nomination, there was only

one (1) valid nomination received for the post of Honorary Deputy Secretaries; Dr

Arvindran A/L Alaga (Kedah), therefore he was elected unopposed. Datuk Dr N

Athimulam called for nomination of candidates to occupy another post of Honorary

Deputy Secretary.

2.2 Four candidates were nominated by the House:

i. Dr Thana Sehgaran A/L Shanmugam (Wilayah Persekutuan)

Proposer: Dr A Prabakaran A/L E Arulanandam (Negeri Sembilan)

Seconder: Dr Chandra Segaran A/L Shanmugam (Selangor)

ii. Dr Vasu Pillai A/L Letchumanan (Penang)

Proposer: Dr Balachandran A/L S Krishnan (Wilayah Persekutuan)

Seconder: Dr Raj Kumar Maharajah (Selangor)

iii. Dr Nesamani A/P KS Vengadasalam (Kedah)

Proposer: Dr Indran V Saminathan (Penang)

Seconder: Dr Saravanan A/L A Santhirarajan (Wilayah Persekutuan)

iv. Dr Sivasuthan A/L Letchumanan (Melaka)

Proposer: Dr Ashvin Kaur A/P Jasbeer Singh (Wilayah Persekutuan)

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Seconder: Dr Dyanan A/L Puvanandran (Melaka)

All candidates, together with their proposer and seconder were required to fill up a

nomination form for record purposes.

2.3 Close of Nomination

Proposer: Dr NP Krishnan A/L KVP Menon (Wilayah Persekutuan)

Seconder: Dr Indran V Saminathan (Penang)

3. TO CONFIRM AND DISCUSS MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING HELD THE PREVIOUS YEAR

3.1 Minutes of the 58th MMA Annual General Meeting (2018/2019) held from 29th – 30th

June 2019 was duly received and adopted by the House.

Proposer: Dato’ Dr A Krishnamoorthy (Wilayah Persekutuan)

Seconder: Dr Edwin Leo A/L Suppiah (Selangor)

3.2 Minutes of the Special General Meeting (2018/2019) held on 16th December 2019

was duly received and adopted by the House.

Proposer: Dr Raj Kumar Maharajah (Selangor)

Seconder: Dr N.P. Krishnan A/L KVP Menon (Wilayah Persekutuan)

3.3 Dr Mahendran Markandoo (Selangor) commented that the new practice where

members have to write in and inform the MMA in advance of any question and

matters arising from the minutes, reports and accounts is empirically wrong. This

format should be changed mainly because many of the members coming from various

places across Malaysia came to the AGM to talk and discuss any issues freely without

knowing that this kind of practice has been put in place. The AGM should be

conducted in a democratic way where members are free to discuss and speak their

mind without restriction and that the discussion must be transparent and

accountable. The President (2018/2019) rebutted this statement as all documents

have been sent well ahead of the AGM time to the members and members have been

clearly and adequately notified of such new practice by the MMA which is mainly

intended to keep the AGM more organized and efficient i.e. to save time from

discussing unnecessary matters, to allow the office bearers to prepare in advance the

answers and response to issues and most importantly to spend more time in

discussing motions and pertinent issues related to the medical fraternity.

4. TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICE BEARERS I.E. PRESIDENT-ELECT,

HONORARY GENERAL SECRETARY, HONORARY GENERAL TREASURER AND HONORARY

DEPUTY SECRETARY

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4.1 The Chairman of MMA Elections Committee (2018/2019), Datuk Dr N Athimulam

announced the time and venue for the Elections. The House was reminded to scan

their QR Code and to produce their Identity Card to the Elections Secretariat before

entering the Elections room. The House can start voting for their candidates on the

29th June 2019, from 9 am to 12 pm. Walk-in members were required to register

and verify their membership at the registration counter before they were allowed to

vote.

4.2 The President (2018/2019) informed the House about the E-Voting system which

will be used only during the voting process for proposed amendments to

Constitution and Resolutions (Item 17). Instruction manual for E-Voting Device was

shown to the House.

5. TO RECEIVE FROM THE COUNCIL AND TO ADOPT A REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE

ASSOCIATION DURING THE YEAR PRECEDING.

5.1 Datuk Dr N Athimulam (Melaka) raised his concern on the decline of Student

Membership and what will be done by the Exco to increase the membership of

Medical Students. The President (2018/2019) was of the opinion that the increase of

the subscription fee from RM 20 to RM 50 might be one of the reasons for such

decline. The President (2018/2019) agreed to consult Prof Dato’ Dr NKS

Tharmaseelan (Melaka) who is the Advisor of the Society of MMA Medical Students

(SMMAMS) for 2018/2019 on this matter. The 60th MMA Exco will discuss the matter

further.

5.2 The Annual Report 2018/2019 was unanimously received and adopted by the

House.


Seconder: Datuk Dr N Athimulam (Melaka)

6. TO RECEIVE FROM THE COUNCIL AND TO ADOPT AN AUDITED STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR TOGETHER WITH REPORTS OF THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

AUDITORS AND THE BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT YEAR

6.1 Report and Financial Statement 2018 was presented by Dr Rajan John, the Honorary

General Treasurer 2018/2019 (HGT). The HGT informed that the financial report has

been audited by both internal and external auditors and approved by the 59th MMA

Council.

i. Overall Fund Position Of MMA

The HGT (2018/2019) presented the slides below:

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ii. Statement of Income and Expenditure

The HGT (2018/2019) presented the slides below:

The HGT (2018/2019) presented to the House the breakdown of the Income as per

the table below:

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The HGT (2018/2019) presented to the House the breakdown of the Expenses as per

the table below:

Report and Financial Statement 2018 was unanimously received and adopted by the

House.

Proposer: Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh (Penang)

Seconder: Dr Morni Bin Abu Samat (Sarawak)

6.2 The HGT (2018/2019) presented the Management Letter from Raki Thomas &

Ramanan highlighting issues as below:

i. Dormant Societies and Funds

The following Societies and Funds are virtually dormant and the cost of

maintaining them (administration expenses) is more than the income:

• MMA Public Health Society

Recommendation: The MMA should re-examine the need for these Society/Fund

and appropriately revise their terms of reference. Alternatively, they can be

incorporated into MMA’s general funds.

Remarks by the HGT (2018/2019):

The MMA Public Health Society has increased the membership from 7 to 16

members in 2019. The HGT (2018/2019) has approached the Chairman of

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MMA Public Health Society to recruit more members and to carry out more

activities.

ii. Sustainability of Income

MMA is over dependent on its insurance commission income.

Recommendation: Strictly speaking, its membership services and activities must

be funded out of internal sources; i.e subscription, seminars, training etc. All

other income should be considered a bonus and should be used to enhance

member services.

Points Raised:

i. Dr Theva Raj (Negeri Sembilan) sought for clarification on over dependence

on the insurance commission income and whether MMA has check

measures to ensure this over dependency does not become a conflict of

interest; to support that income at the expense of the members’ interest.

He further added that the premiums are significantly increasing every year

which is blamed on the litigation process going on.

ii. Dr Vasu Pillai (Penang) informed the House that MMA was in the midst of

negotiation with the MPS on the premiums. There have been series of

negotiations with the MPS highlighting the increase of the premiums yearly

and the members’ concern about such increase. This is actually a global

problem. MPS has the basis to argue on their need to increase their

premiums yearly. MMA does not get involved in the decision making of the

premiums.

iii. The President (2018/2019) pointed out that increase in the premiums for

the insurance is beyond the MMA’s control. It is based on their payouts

and the other factors. As far as the MEDEFEND concerns, the premiums are

based on the coverage as required by the members, unlike MPS who offers

unlimited cover. That is the difference between MEDEFEND and MPS.

iv. Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh (Penang) added that the MPS has an agreement with the

MMA and what MMA gets from the insurance commission is only fixed

amount per subscriber, it is not a percentage. Thus, it is impossible to have

conflict of interest.

v. Dr Mahendran Markandoo (Selangor) proposed for the MMA to think out

of the box with regards to approaching the new government. He

mentioned about a proposal to the Health Minister to say that there must

be funds allocated to MMA for research and development.

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vi. Dr Balachandran A/L S Krishnan (Wilayah Persekutuan) proposed MMA to

form a sub-committee, a think tank devoted to Business Continuity Plan for

the MMA.

iii. Registered ownership of properties

Presently, the property assets of MMA are registered in the names of

trustees.

Recommendation: Since the Societies Act allows societies to hold properties in

their names, these assets should be transferred to the Association.

Remarks by the HGT (2018/2019):

The MMA properties in Negeri Sembilan and Kedah have been changed from

the trustees’ names to the Association’s name. The rest of the properties were

still in progress.

iv. Vacant Units

Our review revealed that the following units in MMA Kuala Lumpur Building has

been vacant.

Units Period Vacant

5 Floor Room No.4,5,6,8 Since November 2018

1 Floor Since September 2017

Recommendation: Management should look into this in order to maximize

rental income.

v. Property, plant and equipment

Our review of the register revealed fully depreciated items.

Recommendation: Management should conduct an exercise, to identify if

these assets still exist and are in working order and update the register.

vi. Taxation

Our review revealed, that the previous year’s tax return was under declared.

Recommendation: Management should conduct an exercise, to identify if these

assets still exist and are in working order and update the register.

Point raised:

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I. Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh (Penang) commented that the Tax Agent seemed to

be incompetent as the agent has wrongly under declared on the tax

return. She requested MMA to consider changing the Tax Agent.

6.3 Dr Rajamohan Annamalai, Honorary Auditor 2018/2019 presented the ‘Report on

the Internal Audit of the Financial Statements 2018’ to the House as follows:

We are pleased to present our MMA Internal Auditors Report Year ending 31st

December 2018. Our report should be read in conjunction with the opinion

given by the external auditors.

We have audited the Financial Statements for MMA. We have looked at the

controls that have been put in place and note that some of the recommendations

that were submitted during the previous years’ audit meeting and the interim

audit meeting for this year have been implemented.

We had submitted certain queries and comments after examining the 2018 draft

accounts. These queries and comments have been addressed in the Final Report.

The areas of concern that we have identified that still have to be addressed are as

follows:

i. Safe keeping of the vital documents

Recommendations that were submitted during the previous years’ audit

meeting with regards safe keeping of the vital documents like fixed

deposit receipts have not been implemented apparently due to logistic

reasons. We would like to request the EXCO to look into this matter

once again

ii. Current Assets

a. Inventories

Effort has been made to improve and clear the stock discrepancy in

Inventories. However, we recommend that the Treasurer along with the

Finance staff do a physical check of the inventories at least two times a

year. Disposal of assets must be supervised by the Honorary General

Treasurer and Finance staff.

b. Fixed asset Register

We note that many of the computers are more than 10 years old and the

server is 19 years old. There are two air conditioners that are 18 years

old and two that are more 11 years old. This may be affecting the

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efficiency of the staff and Health of those exposed to air conditioners

that are not functioning properly.

We recommend that action be taken to write off and replace them. A

resolution for the write off may be passed by the council or AGM

whichever is appropriate.

c. Registered Ownership of Properties.

The Association is in the midst of changing the name of property from

trustees to Association’s name.

d. Cash and Bank Balances

We note that the council has taken action with regards Cash and Bank

Balances which is RM 264,294.00 as compared to RM402,870 in the

previous year, and RM 794,934 in 2016.

e. Sustainability of income / Gifts and Souvenirs

We note that MMA is still over dependent on its insurance income.

MMA activities such as training, seminars etc should be funded by

internal funds such as the registration fee.

Example: SCHOMOS deficit budget has increased from RM 103,345 in

2017 to RM258,917 in 2018.

It has been noted that gifts and souvenirs amounting to RM 29,430

were given for SCHOMOS meeting expenses. In addition to, RM 8,020

that that were given by SCHOMOS and at the Branch level another RM

10,370 was spent, compared to RM 7,252 and RM 7,818 respectively in

2017. Sum of RM 15,000 was given as donation, when the event was

on loss of RM 34,852 after including sponsorship sum of RM 33,000 in

previous years. We would like to suggest that the amount spent on gifts

and souvenirs has increased in the last few years. We would like to

suggest that the cost for gifts and souvenirs be capped at RM500 to RM

600 maximum at all levels of association. We recommend that the

Council look into this matter and ensure it is not repeated.

iii. Advance subscriptions

We are pleased to note that there has been positive action taken by the

staff with regards this matter. The sum has been reduced.

iv. Executive Council Meeting

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We are pleased to note that there has been positive action taken. The

EXCO & Council Meeting Expenses and International Conferences have

decreased in 2018 as compared to 2017 and 2016.

v. Tax planning

The Council to consult tax agent on tax planning for MMA.

vi. Refund of AGM Registration fees

We note that the registration fee of RM 100 is being refunded by MMA

to those who had produced the receipts. The year 2018 it was RM

7,300. We would like to suggest that the whole exercise be scraped, or

refund given to all the members who attended the AGM.

Finally, we have given our recommendations, which in our view will help

to further improve the financial health of MMA. These recommendations

are by no means complete or comprehensive and we would sincerely

urge the MMA Council to study further and give more proposals.

Remarks on Branches Audited accounts:

Proper audit to be done to all branch accounts.

Points Raised by the House:

i. Registered ownership of Properties – The HGT (2018/2019) highlighted

that the MMA properties in Negeri Sembilan and Kedah have been

changed from the trustees’ names to the Association’s name. The rest of

the properties were still in progress.

The House took note that the Properties Officers/Administrators are the

President, Honorary General Secretary, Honorary General Treasurer.

ii. Sustainability of income / Gifts and Souvenirs

• Dr Kevin Ng explained that they have followed government’s order

to maintain maximum of RM100.00 for each member to encourage

SCHOMOS members to attend the AGM.

• Dr Arvindran A/L Alaga (Kedah) insisted to maintain the door gift for

SCHOMOS AGM.

• Dr Ravindran Naidu (Perak) commented that encouragement should

be given to SCHOMOS to participate in the AGM.

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• Dr Mahendran Markandoo (Selangor) suggested to increase the

quality of services and incentive of Scheme for SCHOMOS rather

than focusing on the door gifts.

iii. Refund of AGM Registration fees – Maj Gen (R) Dato' Pahlawan Dr.

Mohanadas Ramasamy (Wilayah Persekutuan) requested to scrape off the

refund of the AGM registration.

After much discussion, the President (2018/2019) informed the House that there

would be an amendment to Constitution tabled at this AGM where if such

amendment is approved by the House, the organizing committee will have the

autonomy to decide on the registration fees.

6.4 MMA – Five Year Forecast (2019 – 2023)

The President (2018/2019) presented to the House the breakdown of the 5-year

Revenue and Expenses Forecast 2019 – 2023 as per the table below:

6.5 Budgets for July – Dec 2019 & Jan – June 2020

The President (2018/2019) highlighted to the House that for the first time in

history, two (2) different period of budgets were prepared as projected.

i. July to December 2019

ii. January to June 2020

The budget was presented by the HGT (2018/2019). A copy of the above budget

was circulated to all members.

Points raised:

i. Dr NP Krishnan A/L KVP Menon (Wilayah Persekutuan) sought for

clarification on the Fire System to which the President (2018/2019)

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explained that this was budgeted for upgrading the fire system as

required by the Bomba.

ii. Dr Mahendran Markandoo (Selangor) requested that the incoming

committee to look at and consider the emoluments for the office bearers.

He believed that office bearers should be paid well, especially the person

who holds the post of Honorary General Secretary who in many

occasions would sacrifice his time and practice to fulfill his responsibility

at the MMA office.

After much deliberation, the Annual Budget for the year 2019/2020 was unanimously

received and adopted by the House.

Proposer: Dr Ashok Philip (Melaka)

Seconder: Dato’ Dr Sharil Cik Mat (Perak)

7. TO RECEIVE FROM THE ETHICS COMMITTEE THE REPORTS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE

ETHICS COMMITTEE DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR

The Ethics Annual Report 2018/2019 was duly received and adopted by the House without

any amendments.


Seconder: Dr Koh Kar Chai (Wilayah Persekutuan)

8. TO ACCEPT AND DECLARE AS PRESIDENT FOR THE ENSUING YEAR THE PRESIDENT- ELECT

OF THE YEAR PRECEDING

Dr Ganabaskaran Nadason @ Darzin (Selangor) was installed as the President of MMA for the

term 2019/2020.

9. TO ACCEPT AND DECLARE AS AN IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT OF THE

PREVIOUS YEAR

Dr Mohamed Namazie Bin Ibrahim (Selangor) was declared as the Immediate Past President of

MMA for the term 2019/2020.

10. TO ACCEPT AND DECLARE THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FOR THE ENSUING YEAR

10.1 The President (2018/2019) invited the Chairman of the MMA Elections Committee

(2018/2019), Datuk Dr N Athimulam (Melaka) to present the Election results to the

House.

10.2 Datuk Dr N Athimulam informed the House that 407 doctors had voted on that day.

There were two (2) candidates who stood for the election contesting for the post of

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President Elect: Dato’ Dr Subramaniam A/L Muniandy (Perak) and Dr Rajan John

(Kedah).

10.3 Following the election, Dato’ Dr Subramaniam A/L Muniandy who had received the

higher number of votes was accepted and declared as the President - Elect for the

term 2019/2020 by the House.

11. TO ACCEPT AND DECLARE THE HONORARY GENERAL SECRETARY FOR THE ENSUING YEAR

11.1 The Chairman of the MMA Elections Committee (2018/2019), Datuk Dr. N. Athimulam

informed the House that there were two (2) candidates who stood for the election for

the post of Honorary General Secretary: Dr. Gunasagaran Ramanathan (Wilayah

Persekutuan) and Dr Thirunavukarasu Rajoo (Wilayah Persekutuan).

11.2 Following the election, Dr Thirunavukarau Rajoo who had received the higher number

of votes was accepted and declared as the Honorary General Secretary for the term

2019/2020 by the House.

12. TO ACCEPT AND DECLARE THE HONORARY GENERAL TREASURER FOR THE ENSUING YEAR

12.1 The Chairman of the MMA Elections Committee, Datuk Dr. N. Athimulam informed the

House that there were two (2) candidates who stood for the election contesting for the

post of Honorary General Treasurer: Dr. Koh Kar Chai (Wilayah Persekutuan) and Dr

Ravi S.P. Venkatachalam (Wilayah Persekutuan).

12.2 Following the election, Dr Koh Kar Chai who had received the higher number of votes

was accepted and declared as the Honorary General Secretary for the term

2019/2020 by the House.

13. TO ACCEPT AND DECLARE TWO (2) THE HONORARY DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARIES FOR

THE ENSUING YEAR

13.1 The Chairman of MMA Elections Committee, Datuk Dr N Athimulam, informed the

House that on the closing date of nomination, there was only one (1) valid nomination

received for the post of Honorary Deputy Secretaries, from Dr Arvindran A/L Alaga

(Kedah), therefore, he won the post uncontested. Nomination was called to occupy the

other post of the Honorary Deputy Secretary.

13.2 Datuk Dr. N. Athimulam informed the House that there were four (4) candidates who

stood for the election contesting for the other post of the Honorary Deputy Secretary:

Dr Thana Sehgaran A/L Shanmugam (Wilayah Persekutuan), Dr Vasu Pillai A/L

Letchumanan (Penang), Dr. Nesamani A/P K.S. Vengadasalam (Kedah) and Dr.

Sivasuthan A/L Letchumanan (Melaka).

13.3 Following the election, Dr Vasu Pillai A/L Letchumanan who had received the highest

number of votes was accepted and declared as the other Honorary Deputy Secretary

for the term 2019/2020 by the House.

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14. TO ACCEPT AND DECLARE THE BRANCH REPRESENTATIVES TO THE COUNCIL INCLUDING

ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE(S) ELECTED BY THE RESPECTIVE BRANCHES FOR THE ENSUING

YEAR

The following members were accepted and declared as the respective Branch representatives

for the MMA Council, 2019/2020:

BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE (S) ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE (S)

Johor Dr Mohan A/L Kandasamy Chettiar (Chairman)

Dr Jagendra Singh A/L Surjan Singh (Committee Member)

Johor

Dato’ Dr Yap Cheong Cur (Vice-Chairman)

Dr Guruparan A/L S Rajalingam (PPS Chairman)

Kedah Dr Edwin Jude A/L Gnanasegaran (Chairman)

Dr Nesamani A/P KS Vengadasalam (Vice-Chairperson)

Kelantan

Dr Mohd Rahimie Bin Sayutti (Chairman)

Dr. Rosnelifaizur bin Ramely (Vice-Chairman)

Melaka

Dr. Jeffri Teh bin Faizal (Chairman)

Dr Sivananthan A/L Periethamby (Vice-Chairman)

Negeri Sembilan

Dr Selvaganapathi A/L Ganeson (Chairman)

Dr Andrew A/L Solamadan (Vice-Chairman)

Pahang Datin Dr Gowri A/P Sundaram (Chairperson)

Dr. Yip Kam Hoo (Vice-Chairman)

Penang Dr Indran V Saminathan (Chairman)

Dr. Saraswathi Bina Rai A/P Nagalingam (Honorary Secretary)

Penang

Dr Gunasekaran A/L Balasundaram (Vice-Chairman)

Dr S Palaniappan A/L Suppiah (Honorary Treasurer)

Perak Dr Premananda Raja A/L Murugesu (Chairman)

Dr Chan Suet Mei (Honorary Secretary)

Perak Dr Satkunan Mark A/L Gnanapathy (Vice-Chairman)

Dr Suresh A/L Subramaniam (Honorary Treasurer)

Perlis Dr Jayneshthra Rao A/L Krishnamurthy (Chairman)

Dr Hari Ram A/L Ramayya (Vice-Chairman)

Sabah

Dr. Haslezah Bt. Saelih (Chairperson)

Dr Henry Rajendra Ponniah (Honorary Secretary)

Sabah Dr John Teo Beng Ho (PPS Chairman)

Dr Mervin George P Mathew (Committee Member)

Sarawak

Dr Morni bin Abu Samat (Chairman)

Dr Vijay A/L Ganasan (Honorary Secretary)

Sarawak

Dr. Ong Eng-Joe (Vice-Chairman)

Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira (Committee Member)

Selangor Dr Raja Kumar Menon A/L Bhaskaran (Chairman)

Dr. Muhammad Gowdh bin Muhammed Jaffar (Hon. Secretary)

Selangor

Dr Krishna Kumaran A/L A Ramasamy (Vice-Chairman)

Dr. Keshab Chandran Nair (Honorary Treasurer)

Terengganu Dr Velkanthan A/L Muniandy (Chairman)

Dato’ Dr. Syed Muhammad Salleh Bin Syed Yusof Al-Zawawi (Vice-Chairman)

Wilayah Persekutuan

Dr NP Krishnan A/L KVP Menon (Chairman)

Dr S Selvarajah A/L Sathaya (Honorary Secretary)

Wilayah Dr Saravanan A/L A Santhirarajan Dr. Ravi SP Venkatachalam

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Persekutuan (Vice-Chairman) (Honorary Treasurer)

15. TO ACCEPT AND DECLARE THE SCHOMOS REPRESENTATIVE AND PPSMMA REPRESENTATIVE

TO THE COUNCIL WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY THESE SECTIONS

The House accepted and declared the following members as the respective representatives for

SCHOMOS and PPSMMA:

SCHOMOS - Dr Kevin Ng Wei Shan (Wilayah Persekutuan)

PPSMMA - Dr Sivanaesan A/L Letchumanan (Selangor)

16. TO ELECT TWO (2) HONORARY AUDITORS AND APPOINT THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS FOR THE

ENSUING YEAR

16.1 The President (2018/2019) called for nominations for the post of the Honorary

Auditors, wherein Prof Datuk Dr Lekhraj Rampal (Wilayah Persekutuan) and Dr

Rajamohan A/L Annamalai (Selangor) were nominated.

Close of Nomination:

Proposer: Dato’ Dr Sharil Cik Mat (Perak)

Seconder: Dr Gunasekaran A/L Ramasamy (Melaka)

16.2 The House accepted and declared both of the nominees as the Honorary Auditors for

the term 2019/2020:

i. Dr Rajamohan Annamalai (Selangor)

Proposer: Dr Kandasamy (Selangor)

Seconder: Dato' Dr Noorul Ameen Bin Mohamed Ishack (Selangor)

ii. Prof Datuk Dr Lekhraj Rampal (Wilayah Persekutuan)

Proposer: Prof Dato’ Dr NKS Tharmaseelan (Melaka)

Seconder: Dr Balachandran A/L S Krishnan (Wilayah Persekutuan)

16.3 The President (2018/2019) called for the appointment of the External Auditors.

Four quotations were received. Raki Thomas & Ramanan – RM 18,500 per year,

Kumpulan Naga – RM 17,500 per year, YYC & Co – RM 18,000 per year, and Shan &

Co – RM 21,000 per year.

16.4 The HGT (2018/2019) acknowledged the capability of Raki Thomas & Ramanan and

recommended the House to retain Raki Thomas & Ramanan as the External Auditor of

MMA for 2019/2020, to ensure continuity.

16.5 The House took a vote on the appointment of Raki Thomas & Ramanan as the

External Auditor of MMA for 2019/2020:

For : 144

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Against : 0

Abstain : 7

Raki Thomas & Ramanan was appointed as the External Auditor of MMA for

2019/2020.

17. TO DECIDE ON ANY RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION AND ON OTHER

RESOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN DULY SUBMITTED TO THE MEETING AS PROVIDED FOR,

UNDER CLAUSE 7 (1) (iii)

17.1 The President (2018/2019) informed that the proposed amendments to the

constitution require two-thirds majority (from the total votes of ‘FOR’ and ‘AGAINST’

only) in order for the amendments and resolutions to be adopted by the House. Those

who abstained are considered not voting.

17.2 For the first time in the history of MMA, the E-Voting system was introduced to replace

the traditional voting system using ballot papers. The MMA was moving forward with

high technology system to save time at the AGM. More time should be spent on

discussing and debating motions rather than looking at the minutes, reports and

accounts etc. This would be a way forward for the association from henceforth.

17.3 The President (2018/2019) read out certain conditions that need to be adhered by

the House when using the E-Voting system;

i. Voting device would be given to all registered delegates. All delegates were

required to read the instruction manual and collect the device from the MMA

Secretariat.

ii. The device was connected to each delegate’s unique QR Code. The delegates

should neither give away their device to the other people nor exchange their

device with anybody else.

iii. Delegates were not allowed to bring the device outside the room. All devices

must be returned to the Secretariat if the delegates wish to leave the room.

iv. The device should be kept with care. There was a penalty of RM 150 per device

charged upon the delegates if they lose the device.

v. The members were given 30 seconds to cast their votes. The total number of

votes was shown live at the back end.

vi. The House was clearly informed about the instructions and conditions of using

the device. The President (2018/2019) called for the integrity of all members

in both taking care of their own device and in casting their vote.

17.4 Since this was the first time the E-voting system was introduced, several

recommendations were made by the House to improve its efficiency in the future:

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i. To maintain ‘ABSTENTION’ as one of the voting options to ensure transparency.

ii. To ensure that the total number of people in the voting hall is carefully

monitored for each voting process.

iii. To upgrade the system so that the device can indicate clearly whether the vote

has been counted in or not. This is to ensure that everyone’s vote is collected

perfectly by the device.

iv. The device should be able to be tagged to the delegates’ name tag. The

number of the delegates in the voting room should be able to be detected in

real time once the delegates left the voting room and vice versa.

18.5 Amendments to Constitution

• Voting for Amendment 1- Amendment 17 were conducted by “show of hands”.

AMENDMENT 1

Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim (Selangor) presented the following proposed

amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 7 – DELEGATES MEETING

(1) The Annual General Meeting

(i) The Annual General Meeting of the Association is the Principal Body of the Association to administer the Association. The Annual General Meeting shall be held

before 30th

June each year at a convenient centre in each of the Branches of the Association by rotation, for the following purposes:

Proposed By: Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim Seconded By: Dr Gunasagaran Ramanathan (On behalf of MMA Council 2018/2019)

PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(i) The Annual General Meeting of the Association is the Principal Body of the Association to administer the Association.

The Annual General Meeting will be held in conjunction with the National MMA Convention & Scientific Congress. It shall

be held before 30th June each year at a

convenient centre in each of the Branches of the Association by rotation, for the following purposes:

Points raised:

i. Prof Dr Victor Hoe (Wilayah Persekutuan) commented that this amendment may cause

a problem if the branch organizing the Annual General Meeting (AGM) decide not to

have National MMA Convention and Scientific Congress in future. Once it is stated in

the Constitution, it will be considered as mandatory to the extent that holding the AGM

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without National Convention and Scientific Congress could be regarded as a breach of

the Constitution.

ii. Dr Ashok Philip (Melaka) believed that the House must look at how the amendment to

the clause was worded; it did not say very much about what the National MMA

Convention and Scientific Congress is. It does not matter how long the scientific

congress is to be held. The fact that a branch bids to hold the AGM, that branch must

be prepared to hold everything. Even if the branch is faced with logistic difficulties

which hinder them to hold two to three days scientific congress, it is adequate to hold

it for one to two hours only. By right, this amendment should not cause any problem.

iii. Prof Datuk Dr Lekhraj Rampal (Wilayah Persekutuan) commented that AGM and

National MMA Convention and Scientific Congress should not be linked together. He

proposed to rephrase the amendment to “The National MMA Convention & Scientific

Congress should be held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting”.

iv. Dr Arulnathan A/L Arokiasamy (Selangor), the Organizing Committee Chairman shared

his experience with the House whereby the branding of National MMA Convention and

Scientific Congress was more appealing to the sponsors instead of AGM. Most of the

sponsors had restrictions to sponsor if the AGM was made as the primary program.

v. Prof Dr Victor Hoe (Wilayah Persekutuan) pointed out that under the Continuing

Professional Development (CPD) Law, a congress shall consist of three mandatory

sessions; plenary, keynote and free paper. Therefore, it is impossible to hold the

congress for one to two hours’ time.

vi. Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim (Selangor) suggested to reword the ‘Scientific Congress’

to ‘Scientific Meeting’, however there was no need to amend the others. The ‘Annual

General Meeting’ shall precede the ‘National MMA Convention & Scientific Meeting’ in

this clause since the clause title is the AGM.

vii. After much discussion, the House agreed to rephrase the amendment accordingly.

AMENDED VERSION



(i) The Annual General Meeting of the Association is the Principal Body of the

Association to administer the Association.

The Annual General Meeting will be held in conjunction with the National MMA

Convention and Scientific Meeting. It shall be held before 30th June each year at a

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convenient centre in each of the Branches of the Association by rotation, for the

following purposes:

The House took a vote and the amended version was adopted.

Total number of members in the hall: 203

(For: 196 Against: 5 Abstain: 2)

AMENDMENT 2


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(i)

(a) To confirm and discuss matters arising from the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting and Special General Meetings held the previous year.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(i)

(a) To confirm minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting and Special General Meetings held the previous year.

The House took a vote and the above proposed amendment was adopted.


(For:184 Against: 1 Abstain: 0)

AMENDMENT 3

Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim presented the following proposed amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(i) (c) To receive from the Council and to adopt a report of the activities of the Association during the year preceding.

Proposed By: Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim

PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(i) (c) To adopt the report of the activities of the Association during the year preceding.

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Seconded By: Dr Gunasagaran Ramanathan (On behalf of MMA Council 2018/2019)

The House took a vote and the above proposed amendment was adopted unanimously.



AMENDMENT 4


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(i) (d) To receive from the Council and to adopt an audited Statement of Accounts for the preceding year together with reports of the Internal and External Auditors and the budget for the current year.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(i) (d) To adopt the audited Statement of Accounts for the preceding year together with reports of the Internal and External Auditors and the budget for the current financial year.




AMENDMENT 5


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(i) (e) To receive from the Ethics Committee the reports of the activities of the Ethics Committee during the preceding year.

Proposed By: Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim Seconded By: Dr Gunasagaran Ramanathan

PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(i) (e) To adopt the report of the activities of the Ethics Committee during the preceding year.

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(On behalf of MMA Council 2018/2019)




AMENDMENT 6


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(ii) At least twelve (12) weeks before the date fixed for the Annual General Meeting of the Association, the Honorary General Secretary shall inform all members by announcement through official website (www.mma.org.my) and through email of the date, the time, and the place fixed for the Meeting and he shall draw their attention to Clause 7 (1)(iii).

If a member requires the notification to be given in printable form, he/she has to write in officially to the Honorary General Secretary 6 months before the AGM, requesting for a hard copy.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(ii) At least twelve (12) weeks before the date fixed for the Annual General Meeting of the Association, the Honorary General Secretary shall inform all members who are in benefit by announcement through official website and through email, the date, the time, and the place fixed for the Meeting and he shall draw their attention to Clause 7 (1)(iii).

If a member requires the notification to be given in printable form, he/she has to write in officially to the Honorary General Secretary 6 months before the AGM, requesting for a hard copy.

Points raised:

i. Dr Mahendran Markandoo (Selangor) reminded the MMA to ensure the documents are

sent to the correct email addresses. He proposed using WhatsApp Messenger and

Telegram as additional channels to distribute those documents.

ii. Instead of WhatsApp Messenger and Telegram, the President recommended using the

MMA Mobile Application. Information can be disseminated through the Mobile Apps.

iii. Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim (Selangor) requested all members to take the

responsibility to update the MMA Secretariat of their latest email addresses, home

addresses and telephone numbers. It is incumbent on each member to inform the MMA

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Secretariat of all changes to their details. For members who wish the documents to be

sent in hard copies format, they must notify the MMA Secretariat accordingly.




AMENDMENT 7

Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim presented the following proposed amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(iv) At least fourteen (14) days before the Annual General Meeting of the Association the Honorary General Secretary shall notify all members by announcement through official website (www.mma.org.my) and through email of the agenda to be transacted at the Meeting and this shall include a report of the Association, the accounts for the financial year, the list of candidates standing for elections and the amendments to constitution including any resolutions which members have indicated their intention of proposing under the previous sub-section of this Clause.

If a member requires the notification and relevant documents to be given in printed form, he/she has to write in officially to the Honorary General Secretary 6 months before the AGM, requesting for a hard copy.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(iv) At least twenty-eight (28) clear days before the Annual General Meeting of the Association the Honorary General Secretary shall notify all members who are in benefit by announcement through official website and through email, the agenda to be transacted at the Meeting which shall include a report of the Association, the accounts for the financial year, the list of candidates standing for elections and the amendments to constitution including any resolutions which members have indicated their intention of proposing under the previous sub-section of this Clause.

If a member requires the notification and relevant documents to be given in printed form, he/she has to write in officially to the Honorary General Secretary 6 months before the AGM, requesting for a hard copy.




AMENDMENT 8

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amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(v) All items on the Agenda for the Annual General Meeting shall be opened for discussion by all members present, but voting on any item shall be confined to accredited delegates only.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(v) Any member who wishes to raise any issues, queries, or comments about the minutes of the AGM, Annual Report, Accounts, or any other matters listed and not listed in the Agenda of the AGM, will need to submit his queries in writing to the Honorary General Secretary not less than fourteen (14) days before the AGM. Any issues, queries, or comments not submitted to the Honorary General Secretary in writing as specified above will not be allowed during the AGM.

Points raised:

i. Several members objected strongly to this amendment as they felt that this

amendment violates their right as a member and this kind of practice is lack of

transparency.

ii. Dr Thirunavukarasu Rajoo (Wilayah Persekutuan) believed that this is a much needed

amendment as the AGM should be a platform to discuss more important issues that

need attention i.e. motions, policy matters, regulatory issues and any issue that is

affecting the medical fraternity etc, instead of spending too much time deliberating on

minutes, reports and accounts. These documents were sent to all members well ahead

of the AGM time and with an adequate notice. The members should have taken their

effort to go through all the documents, identify the issues that were bothering them

and submit in advance to the MMA. Excuses such as had no time to go through the

documents as they were too busy with their profession and lives seemed illogical.

iii. Ample time should be allocated to the relevant office bearers to prepare the answers

for queries and matters arising. This practice has in fact already become a global trend

as it is proven to save time. Many international societies have adopted this kind of

practice.



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AMENDMENT 9


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION


(2) ( 2 ) Special General Meeting

(i) (b) Upon the receipt of a requisition in writing from one hundred (100) Ordinary Members in Benefit, Life Members and Exempt Members of the Association stating the purpose in the form of one or more resolutions duly proposed and seconded, but devoted to on single topic in each resolution for which they require a Special General Meeting to be convened, the Council shall within two (2) weeks notify all members by email (or, at the members request by post) of the time and venue fixed for the Special General Meeting which shall be convened within six (6) weeks from the date of receipt.

Proposed by: Dr Saravanan Santhirarajan Seconded by: Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh (On behalf of MMA Council 2018 /2019)

PROPOSED AMENDMENT


(2) Special General Meeting

(i) (b) Upon the receipt of a requisition in writing from one hundred (100) Ordinary Members in Benefit, Life Members and Exempt Members of the Association stating the purpose in the form of one or more resolutions duly proposed and seconded, but devoted to on single topic in each resolution for which they require a Special General Meeting to be convened, the Council shall within two (2) weeks notify all members who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) of the time and venue fixed for the Special General Meeting which shall be convened within six (6) weeks from the date of receipt.




AMENDMENT 10


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION


PROPOSED AMENDMENT


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(2) ( 2 ) Special General Meeting

(ii) Notice summoning a Special General Meeting shall be sent to all members by email (or, at the members request by post) not less than fourteen (14) days before the date fixed for such a meeting and shall state the business to be discussed at the meeting.


(2) Special General Meeting

(ii) Notice summoning a Special General Meeting shall be sent to all members who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) not less than fourteen (14) days before the date fixed for such a meeting and shall state the business to be discussed at the meeting.




AMENDMENT 11


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION


(4) Quorum

(i) The quorum at all General Meetings of the Association shall be fifty (50) members of whom at least twenty (20) shall be delegates from branches other than the branch at which the meeting is held.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT


(4) Quorum

(i) The quorum at all General Meetings of the Association shall be fifty (50) members of whom at least twenty (20) shall be delegates from branches other than the branch at which the meeting is held.

Only members who are in benefit fourteen (14) days or more before the General Meeting will be eligible to vote.




AMENDMENT 12

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amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 7 – DELEGATES MEETING (6) Registration Fee (ii) The registration fee for the social part of

the Annual General Meeting shall be RM100.00.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT

CLAUSE 7 – DELEGATES MEETING (6) Registration Fee (ii) The registration fee for the social part of

the Annual General Meeting shall be determined by the Organising Committee and endorsed by the Council.




AMENDMENT 13


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 14 – ESTABLISHMENT AND DISSOLUTION OF BRANCHES (1) General Provisions (v) Each Branch may form, within its State or

Territory, Sub-branches, to be called Chapters, in districts, towns and/or cities, whenever and/or wherever necessary, and each such chapter’s management and control shall be under the direct supervision of the branch that forms it, and may have a representative in the branch Management Committee.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT

CLAUSE 14 – ESTABLISHMENT AND DISSOLUTION OF BRANCHES (1) General Provisions (v) Each Branch may form, within its State or

Territory, Sub-branches, to be called Chapters, in districts, towns and/or cities, whenever and/or wherever necessary, and each such chapter’s management and control shall be under the direct supervision of the branch that forms it, and may have a representative in the Branch Committee.




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AMENDMENT 14


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION CLAUSE 14 – ESTABLISHMENT AND DISSOLUTION OF BRANCHES (2) Territory of Branch (ii) The place of work or residence of a

member in a state or the Federal Territory shall determine the Branch of the Association to register his/her membership. Any change in the membership status in a branch should be notified in writing to the Honorary General Secretary before 31st January of that year.

Proposed by: Dr John Teo Beng Ho Seconded by: Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh (On behalf of MMA Council 2018 /2019)

PROPOSED AMENDMENT

CLAUSE 14 – ESTABLISHMENT AND DISSOLUTION OF BRANCHES (2) Territory of Branch (ii) The place of work or residence of a

member in a state or the Federal Territory shall determine the Branch of the Association to register his/her membership. Any change in the membership status in a branch should be notified in writing to the Honorary General Secretary.




AMENDMENT 15


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF BRANCHES (2) Notice for Branch Annual General Meeting (i) The Branch Honorary Secretary shall send to

all Branch members by email (or, at the members request by post) the Notice of the Branch Annual General Meeting at least four (4) weeks before the meeting.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF BRANCHES (2) Notice for Branch Annual General Meeting (i) The Branch Honorary Secretary shall send to

all Branch members who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) the Notice of the Branch Annual General Meeting at least four (4) weeks before the meeting.

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AMENDMENT 16


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF BRANCHES (2) Notice for Branch Annual General Meeting (iv) At least fourteen (14) days before the

Annual General Meeting of the Branch, the Branch Honorary Secretary shall notify all members by email (or, at the members request by post) of the agenda to be transacted at the meeting, and this shall include any Resolutions from members, the Annual Report and Audited Accounts and Budget of the Branch, the Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting of the Branch and the Annual Reports of the Branch SCHOMOS and PPSMMA Sections.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF BRANCHES (2) Notice for Branch Annual General Meeting (iv) At least fourteen (14) days before the

Annual General Meeting of the Branch, the Branch Honorary Secretary shall notify all members who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) of the agenda to be transacted at the meeting, and this shall include any Resolutions from members, the Annual Report and Audited Accounts and Budget of the Branch, the Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting of the Branch and the Annual Reports of the Branch SCHOMOS and PPSMMA Sections.




AMENDMENT 17


amendment:

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ORIGINAL VERSION CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF BRANCHES (4) Special General Meeting (ii) The Branch Committee shall within

fourteen (14) days notify all members in the Branch members by email (or, at the members request by post) of the time and venue fixed for the Special General Meeting to consider the Resolutions

Proposed by: Dr Saravanan Santhirarajan Seconded by: Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh (On behalf of MMA Council 2018/2019)

PROPOSED AMENDMENT CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF BRANCHES (4) Special General Meeting (ii) The Branch Committee shall within

fourteen (14) days notify all members who are in benefit in the Branch members by email (or, at the members request by post) of the time and venue fixed for the Special General Meeting to consider the Resolutions.




• Please note that voting for Amendment 18 - Amendment 43 were conducted by

Electronic Voting. Those who did not use their device to vote, were considered

abstaining from making any decision.

AMENDMENT 18


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF BRANCHES (5) Procedure for Election of Delegates (iii) In the event of a smaller number than the

Branch entitlement being nominated at the Branch Annual General Meeting, additional delegates shall be appointed at the National MMA AGM on a first come first served basis until the number of delegates as mentioned in Clause 15 (5) (i) is complete.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF BRANCHES (5) Procedure for Election of Delegates (iii)In the event of a smaller number than the

Branch entitlement being nominated at the Branch Annual General Meeting, additional delegates shall be appointed at the National MMA AGM on a first come first served basis until the number of delegates as mentioned in Clause 15 (5) (i) is complete.

Only members of the Branch who are in benefit fourteen (14) days or more

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before the National MMA AGM will be eligible for appointment as delegates.


Total number of members in the hall: 133.

Total number of votes: 130.

(For: 128 (98.5%) Against: 2 (1.5%))

AMENDMENT 19


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF

BRANCHES

(6) Quorum

The quorum at a Branch General Meeting shall be one-half (1/2) of the Life and Ordinary Members in the Branch who are in benefit or the above said members who should be twice the number of Branch Committee Members.

In the event of a lack of quorum on the day fixed for the Branch Annual General Meeting, the Chairman shall wait for up to a maximum of one hour after scheduled time of the AGM before postponing the Branch Annual General Meeting to a day not earlier than fourteen (14) days and not later than one (1) month from that day. At the postponed Branch Annual General Meeting the delegates present (whatever their

PROPOSED AMENDMENT CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF

BRANCHES

(6) Quorum

The quorum at a Branch General Meeting shall be one-half (1/2) of the Life and Ordinary Members in the Branch who are in benefit as of 1st March or the above said members who should be twice the number of Branch Committee Members. In the event of a lack of quorum on the day fixed for the Branch Annual General Meeting, the Chairman shall wait for up to a maximum of one hour after scheduled time of the AGM before postponing the Branch Annual General Meeting to a day not earlier than fourteen (14) days and not later than one (1) month from that day. At the postponed Branch Annual General Meeting

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numbers) shall constitute a quorum, provided that no decisions affecting the whole membership shall be made if there is insufficient quorum.


the delegates present (whatever their numbers) shall constitute a quorum, provided that no decisions affecting the whole membership shall be made if there is insufficient quorum.

Points raised:

i. Prof Dr Victor Hoe (Wilayah Persekutuan) commented that the amendment

required a clear mention of which year instead of 1st March only.

After much deliberation, the House agreed to amend the proposed amendment as

follows:

AMENDED VERSION

CLAUSE 15 – GENERAL MEETING OF

BRANCHES

(6) Quorum

The quorum at a Branch General Meeting shall be one-half (1/2) of the Life and

Ordinary Members in the Branch who are in benefit as of 1st March of that year or

the above said members who should be twice the number of Branch Committee

Members.

In the event of a lack of quorum on the day fixed for the Branch Annual General

Meeting, the Chairman shall wait for up to a maximum of one hour after scheduled

time of the AGM before postponing the Branch Annual General Meeting to a day not

earlier than fourteen (14) days and not later than one (1) month from that day. At

the postponed Branch Annual General Meeting the delegates present (whatever their

numbers) shall constitute a quorum, provided that no decisions affecting the whole

membership shall be made if there is insufficient quorum.

The House took a vote and the above amended version was adopted.



(For: 112 (92.6%) Against: 9 (7.4%))

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AMENDMENT 20


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 16 – COMMITTEES OF BRANCHES

(2) Composition of Branch Committee

(ii)The Branch Committee shall be composed of the following officers:

(a) Chairman

(b) Vice-Chairman

(c) Branch Honorary Secretary

(d) Branch Honorary Treasurer

(e) Chairman of SCHOMOS Sub-Committee

(f) Chairman of PPSMMA Sub- Committee

(g) and not more than five (5) other members


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(ii) The Branch Committee shall be composed of the following officers:

(a) Chairman

(b) Vice-Chairman

(c) Branch Honorary Secretary

(d) Branch Honorary Treasurer

(e) SCHOMOS Representative

(f) PPS Representative

(g) and not more than five (5) other members.




(For: 114 (97.4%) Against: 3 (2.6%))

AMENDMENT 21


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(iii)The Chairman shall hold office for not more than two (2) consecutive terms.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(iii) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Branch Honorary Secretary and Branch Honorary

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Treasurer shall hold office for not more than two (2) consecutive terms.




(For: 102 (81.6%) Against: 23 (18.4%))

AMENDMENT 22


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION CLAUSE 24 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: PPSMMA

(9) ( 9 ) Annual General Meeting (i) Notice

The Notice of the Annual General Meeting PPSMMA shall be sent to all PPS members by email (or, at the members request by post) at least twelve (12) weeks before the meeting by the PPSMMA Honorary Secretary and he shall call for Resolutions for discussion at the Annual General Meeting. The Resolutions shall be sent to the PPSMMA Honorary Secretary not less than eight (8) weeks before the Annual General Meeting.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT CLAUSE 24 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: PPSMMA

(9) ( 9 ) Annual General Meeting

(i) Notice The Notice of the Annual General Meeting PPSMMA shall be sent to all PPS members who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) at least twelve (12) weeks before the meeting by the PPSMMA Honorary Secretary and he shall call for Resolutions for discussion at the Annual General Meeting. The Resolutions shall be sent to the PPSMMA Honorary Secretary not less than eight (8) weeks before the Annual General Meeting.




(For: 119 (97.5%) Against: 3 (2.5%))

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AMENDMENT 23


amendment:


(9) ( 9 ) Annual General Meeting (ii) The agenda of the PPSMMA Annual

General Meeting, shall be sent to all members of PPS by email (or, at the members request by post) at least fourteen (14) days before the PPSMMA Annual General Meeting.




(ii) The agenda of the PPSMMA Annual General Meeting, shall be sent to all members of PPS who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) at least fourteen (14) days before the PPSMMA Annual General Meeting.




(For: 117 (98.3%) Against: 2 (1.7%))

AMENDMENT 24


amendment:


(9) ( 9 ) Annual General Meeting (iii) The minutes of the PPSMMA Annual

General Meeting, shall be sent to all members of PPS by email (or, at the members request by post) within (30) days after the PPSMMA Annual General Meeting.




(iii) The minutes of the PPSMMA Annual General Meeting, shall be sent to all members of PPS who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) within (30) days after the PPSMMA Annual General Meeting.


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(For: 120 (99.2%) Against: 1(0.8%))

AMENDMENT 25


amendment:


(11) Quorum The quorum at all General Meetings of

PPSMMA shall be twice the number of members of the National Working Committee of whom at least six (6) shall be delegates from MMA Branches other than the Branch at which the meeting is held. If there is a lack of quorum MMA Clause 7 4 (ii) shall apply.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT CLAUSE 24 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: PPSMMA (11) Quorum The quorum at all General Meetings of

PPSMMA shall be twice the number of members of the National Working Committee of whom at least six (6) shall be delegates from MMA Branches other than the Branch at which the meeting is held. If there is a lack of quorum MMA Clause 7 4 (ii) shall apply.

Only PPS members who are in benefit fourteen (14) days or more before the General Meeting will be eligible to vote.




(For: 121 (98.4%) Against: 2 (1.6%))

AMENDMENT 26


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 24 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: PPSMMA (12) Procedure for Election (i) Election Committee

The MMA Council shall appoint a member

PROPOSED AMENDMENT

CLAUSE 24 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: PPSMMA (12) Procedure for Election (i) Elections Committee The Election of the PPSMMA Exco shall be

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of the Elections Committee to conduct the elections for the NWC of PPSMMA.


conducted by the Elections Committee.

Points raised:

i. Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh (Penang) commented that the spelling for ‘Election

Committee’ should be changed to ‘Elections Committee’. This correction applies

to all other clauses as well.

ii. Few members insisted that the usage of ‘Elections’ is erroneous in English

Language.

iii. Dr Mahendran Markandoo (Selangor) commented that the PPSMMA election that

took place yesterday was an affront on the democratic process. Preparing list of

names and the photographs of members to be nominated for the post is

definitely not a culture in the MMA. He requested the incoming committee to

look into this matter seriously to avoid denudation of the system of elections in

the future. Majority of the House rebutted this statement.

iv. Dr Ashok Philip (Melaka) commented that the usage of ‘Elections Committee’ is

correct as an indication that the committee runs several elections.

The House took a vote and adopted the amended version as below.

AMENDED VERSION

CLAUSE 24 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: PPSMMA

(12) Procedure for Election

(ii) Elections Committee

The Election of the PPSMMA Exco shall be conducted by the Elections Committee.



(For: 117 (98.3%) Against: 2 (1.7%))

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AMENDMENT 27


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 24 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: PPSMMA (12) Procedure for Election

(iv) Voting is by secret ballot at the PPS Annual General Meeting.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT

CLAUSE 24 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: PPSMMA (12) Procedure for Election (iv) Voting shall be by secret ballot (paper

voting or electronic voting) as determined by the Elections Committee, at the PPS Annual General Meeting.

The House took a vote and the above proposed amendment was adopted



(For: 120 (95.2%) Against: 6 (4.8%))

AMENDMENT 28


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION CLAUSE 25 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: SCHOMOS

(9) Annual General Meeting (i) Notice

The notice of the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting shall be sent to all SCHOMOS members at least twelve (12) weeks by email (or, at the members request by post) before the date fixed for the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting by the SCHOMOS Honorary Secretary and he shall call for Resolution for discussion at the Annual General Meeting. Any member desirous of moving any Resolution at the

PROPOSED AMENDMENT CLAUSE 24 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: SCHOMOS (9) Annual General Meeting

(i) Notice The notice of the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting shall be sent to all SCHOMOS members who are in benefit at least twelve (12) weeks by email (or, at the members request by post) before the date fixed for the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting by the SCHOMOS Honorary Secretary and he shall call for Resolution for discussion at the Annual General Meeting. Any member desirous of moving any Resolution at the SCHOMOS

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SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting shall give notice in writing duly proposed and seconded to the SCHOMOS Honorary Secretary not less than eight (8) weeks before the date of the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting.


Annual General Meeting shall give notice in writing duly proposed and seconded to the SCHOMOS Honorary Secretary not less than eight (8) weeks before the date of the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting.




(For: 123 (96.9%) Against: 4 (3.1%))

AMENDMENT 29

Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim (Selangor) presented the following proposed amendment:


(9) Annual General Meeting (ii) The agenda of the SCHOMOS Annual

General Meeting, which shall be as follows, shall be sent to all members of SCHOMOS by email (or, at the members request by post) at least fourteen (14) days before the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting.



(ii) The agenda of the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting, which shall be as follows, shall be sent to all members of SCHOMOS who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) at least fourteen (14) days before the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting.




(For: 118 (97.5%) Against: 3 (2.5%))

AMENDMENT 30


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(9) Annual General Meeting (iii) The minutes of the SCHOMOS Annual

General Meeting, shall be sent to all members of SCHOMOS by email (or, at the members request by post) within (30) days after the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting.



(iii) The minutes of the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting, shall be sent to all members of SCHOMOS who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) within (30) days after the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting.




(For: 123 (97.6%) Against: 3 (2.4%))

AMENDMENT 31



(11) Quorum

The quorum at all General Meetings of SCHOMOS shall be twice the number of members of the National Working Committee of whom at least six (6) shall be delegates from MMA Branches other than the Branch at which the meeting is held. If there is a lack of quorum MMA Clause 7 (4) (ii) shall apply.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT CLAUSE 25 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: SCHOMOS

(11) Quorum

The quorum at all General Meetings of SCHOMOS shall be twice the number of members of the National Working Committee of whom at least six (6) shall be delegates from MMA Branches other than the Branch at which the meeting is held. If there is a lack of quorum MMA Clause 7 (4) (ii) shall apply.

Only SCHOMOS members who are in benefit fourteen (14) days or more before the General Meeting will be eligible to vote.


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(For: 126 (98.4%) Against: 2 (1.6%))

AMENDMENT 32


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 25 – TERMS OF REFERENCE: SCHOMOS

(12) Procedures for Election

(i) Elections Committee

The MMA Council shall appoint a member of the Elections Committee


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(i) Elections Committee

The Election of the SCHOMOS Exco shall be conducted by the Elections Committee.




(For: 121 (97.6%) Against: 3 (2.4%))

AMENDMENT 33


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(iv) Voting is by secret ballot.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(iv) Voting shall be by secret ballot (paper voting or electronic voting) as determined by the Elections Committee, at the SCHOMOS Annual General Meeting.


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(For: 125 (97.7%) Against: 3 (2.3%))

AMENDMENT 34


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 26 – TERMS OF REFERENCE OF SOCIETIES WITHIN MMA

(9) Annual General Meeting

(ii) At least four (4) weeks before the date fixed for the AGM, the Secretary of the Society shall inform all the members of the Society by email (or, at the members request by post) of the date, time and place fixed for the meeting and draw their attention to Clause 26 (9) (iii).


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(ii) At least four (4) weeks before the date fixed for the AGM, the Secretary of the Society shall inform all the members of the Society who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) of the date, time and place fixed for the meeting and draw their attention to Clause 26 (9) (iii).




(For: 119 (96%) Against: 5 (4%))

AMENDMENT 35


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(iv) At least 1 week before the meeting,

PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(iv) At least 1 week before the meeting,

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the Secretary of the Society shall notify all members by email (or, at the members request by post) of the agenda of the meeting and this shall include a report of the Society, the account for the financial year and the amendments to constitution including any resolutions which members have indicated their intention proposing under Clause 26(9)(iii).


the Secretary of the Society shall notify all members who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) of the agenda of the meeting and this shall include a report of the Society, the account for the financial year and the amendments to constitution including any resolutions which members have indicated their intention proposing under Clause 26(9)(iii).




(For: 120 (96.8%) Against: 4 (3.2%))

AMENDMENT 36


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION



(v) The minutes of the Society Annual General Meeting, shall be sent to all members of Society by email (or, at the members request by post) within (30) days after the Society Annual General Meeting.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT



(v) The minutes of the Society Annual General Meeting, shall be sent to all members of Society who are in benefit by email (or, at the members request by post) within (30) days after the Society Annual General Meeting.




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(For: 118 (99.2%) Against: 1 (0.8%))

AMENDMENT 37


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION


(11) Quorum

The Quorum at all General Meetings of the Society shall be twice the number of members of the Executive Committee.

In the event of a lack of quorum on the day fixed for the Society Annual General Meeting, the Chairman shall wait for up to a maximum of one hour after scheduled time of the AGM before postponing the Society Annual General Meeting to a day not earlier than fourteen (14) days and not later than one (1) month from that day. At the postponed Society Annual General Meeting the delegates present (whatever their numbers) shall constitute a quorum, provided that no decisions affecting the whole membership shall be made if there is insufficient quorum.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT


(11) Quorum

The Quorum at all General Meetings of the Society shall be twice the number of members of the Executive Committee.

Only members of the Society who are in benefit fourteen (14) days or more before the General Meeting will be eligible to vote.

In the event of a lack of quorum on the day fixed for the Society Annual General Meeting, the Chairman shall wait for up to a maximum of one hour after scheduled time of the AGM before postponing the Society Annual General Meeting to a day not earlier than fourteen (14) days and not later than one (1) month from that day. At the postponed Society Annual General Meeting the delegates present (whatever their numbers) shall constitute a quorum, provided that no decisions affecting the whole membership shall be made if there is insufficient quorum.

Points raised:

i. Prof Dr Victor Hoe (Wilayah Persekutuan) commented that while this was a good

amendment, its implementation would be impractical considering that it is very

unusual for a society to have Life Membership. The payment is usually made on

the day of the AGM. He suggested to remove the 14-days period. The

amendment should be made clear whether the members should be in benefit to

the MMA or to the society itself.

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ii. Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh (Penang) proposed to withdraw the amendment.

After much deliberation, both the proposer and seconder agreed to withdraw the above

amendment.

AMENDMENT 38


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION

CLAUSE 27 – PUBLICATIONS

(1) Journal

A Journal, to be called the Medical Journal of Malaysia, shall be published by or on behalf of the Association, and shall be conducted by a Honorary Editor, who shall be responsible for all that appears therein, except such matters as are inserted in accordance with the Constitution or by the direction of the Council. The Editor shall be appointed by Council.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT


(1) Journal

(i) A Journal, to be called the Medical Journal of Malaysia, shall be published by or on behalf of the Association, and shall be conducted by an Editor in Chief, who shall be responsible for all that appears therein, except such matters as are inserted in accordance with the Constitution or by the direction of the Council. The Editor in Chief shall be appointed by Council.




(For: 116 (97.5%) Against: 3 (2.5%))

AMENDMENT 39


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION


(1) Journal

PROPOSED AMENDMENT


(1) Journal

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A Journal, to be called the Medical Journal of Malaysia, shall be published by or on behalf of the Association, and shall be conducted by a Honorary Editor, who shall be responsible for all that appears therein, except such matters as are inserted in accordance with the Constitution or by the direction of the Council. The Editor shall be appointed by Council. Proposed By: Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim Seconded By: Dr Gunasagaran Ramanathan (On behalf of MMA Council 2018/2019)

(New Clause) (ii) The term of Editor in Chief shall be

two years and he may be reappointed by the Council.




(For: 115 (92.7%) Against: 9 (7.3%))

Pertinent point:

i. Pronoun ‘He’ can refer to both ‘He’ and ‘She’. It is not a discrimination of gender.

AMENDMENT 40


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION


(1) Journal

A Journal, to be called the Medical Journal of Malaysia, shall be published by or on behalf of the Association, and shall be conducted by a Honorary Editor, who shall be responsible for all that appears therein, except such matters as are inserted in accordance with the Constitution or by the direction of the Council. The Editor shall be appointed by Council. Proposed By: Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim Seconded By: Dr Gunasagaran Ramanathan (On behalf of MMA Council 2018/2019)

PROPOSED AMENDMENT


(1) Journal

(New Clause) (iii) The term of the Editors (Members of

the Editorial Board) shall be two years and they may be reappointed by the Council.




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(For: 110 (93.2%) Against: 8 (6.8%))

AMENDMENT 41


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION


(1) Journal

A Journal, to be called the Medical Journal of Malaysia, shall be published by or on behalf of the Association, and shall be conducted by a Honorary Editor, who shall be responsible for all that appears therein, except such matters as are inserted in accordance with the Constitution or by the direction of the Council. The Editor shall be appointed by Council.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT


(1) Journal

(New Clause) (iv) The Council shall appoint not more

than five (5) International Advisors to the Medical Journal of Malaysia.

Points raised:

i. Few members requested the Council to reconsider the selection of members

into the Editorial Board in order to ensure that the board has a balanced

opinion.




(For: 117 (92.9%) Against: 9 (7.1%))

AMENDMENT 42


amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION


PROPOSED AMENDMENT


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(2) Duties of the Honorary Editor of Medical Journal of Malaysia (i) The Honorary Editor shall be

responsible for the publication of such journals, periodicals and proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Association, as the Council may from time to time decide.


(2) Duties of the Editor in Chief of Medical Journal of Malaysia

(i) The Editor in Chief shall be responsible for the publication of such journals, periodicals and proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Association, as the Council may from time to time decide.




(For: 118 (98.3%) Against: 2 (1.7%))

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amendment:

ORIGINAL VERSION


(2) Duties of the Honorary Editor of Medical

Journal of Malaysia

(ii) The Honorary Editor shall be assisted in his duties by an Editorial Board, which shall be appointed by the Council.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT


(2) Duties of the Editor in Chief of Medical

Journal of Malaysia

(ii) The Editor in Chief shall be assisted in his

duties by the Editors (Members of the

Editorial Board).




(For: 122 (100%) Against: 0 (0%))

17.6 Resolutions

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RESOLUTION 1

Dr Rajan John (Kedah) presented on the following resolution:

MMA Investment

Preamble:

MMA EXCO have seriously considered the External and Internal Auditors concern on

MMA’s sustainability of income. Auditors have recommended to consider other sources

of income as MMA should not depend solely on Fixed Deposit (FD) interests,

membership subscription or insurance commission earned. Exco has recommended to

invest in a property.

Resolutions:

1. The House resolves to grant a mandate to the MMA Exco and Council for an

amount up to and not exceeding RM 10 million to purchase investment

properties and / or to upgrade the existing MMA Building with the objective of

earning income in the near future from the investment.

2. The fund to purchase investment properties and / or to upgrade the existing

MMA Building should be taken from the MMA Council Account and may be

borrowed from the MMA Special Savings (Life investment) Fund.

Proposed by: Dr Rajan John

Seconded by: Dr Gunasagaran Ramanathan

(On behalf of the MMA Council)

Points raised:

i. The newly installed President for 2019/2020, Dr Ganabaskaran Nadason @

Darzin (Selangor) mentioned about the five year forecast for MMA. According to

the forecast, there was a clear indication that if there is no important decision

made to rectify the situation today, the MMA will be at risk of financial crisis.

ii. Dr Mary Cardosa (Selangor) suggested to amend the resolution to ‘The House

grants a mandate to the MMA Exco and Council to seek / source an investment

property or to come up with a proposal for upgrading of the MMA House up to

the amount of RM 10 million’. Once this resolution is passed by the House, the

MMA Exco and Council should come up with a concrete proposal for the

investment, and afterwards call for a Special General Meeting (SGM) for a

decision on purchasing the property to be made. The House could not simply

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entrust RM 10 million to the Exco and Council without being presented with a

concrete proposal.

iii. Dr N Ganabaskaran informed the House that they have physically visited and

inspected several properties and have prepared a summary for all the six (6)

properties to be presented to the House at this AGM. He requested for a

mandate to be given to the 60th MMA Exco and Council to move forward with

the motion and approval to be given at this AGM without delaying it to the

Special General Meeting (SGM).

iv. Dr Mary Cardosa (Selangor) pointed out that the 60th MMA Exco and Council

should take the responsibility to figure out the best one or two (maximum)

proposals to be presented to the House. The House should not be debating on

the values, square feet or which one is the best proposal etc. at this AGM.

Moreover, the House was unfamiliar with all those six proposals since those

were never circulated well ahead of the AGM. It would be difficult for the House

to go through all the proposals and decide within this short amount of time.

This was echoed by majority of the House.

v. The House proposed for this resolution to be withdrawn at this AGM and to be

carried forward to the SGM. All the proposals for investment/ property should

be circulated to all members for them to study and to call for an SGM at a later

date to decide on this matter accordingly.

After hearing much sentiments from the House, the proposer agreed to withdraw the

resolution. The 60th MMA Exco and Council must take the responsibility to study the

proposals and come up with their concrete proposal to the members. The necessary

documentations and proposals for investment will be emailed to all MMA members. The

MMA will call for a Special General Meeting to decide on this matter tentatively in two

to three months’ time.

RESOLUTION 2:

Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim (Selangor) presented on the following resolution:

BERITA MMA

Preamble:

Berita MMA has been going through challenging times for the past two to three years in

terms of obtaining sufficient advertisements. Out of the total loss incurred in 2018,

high amount of loss was due to the additional cost of printing beyond the number

stipulated in the agreement between the MMA and Versacomm (Publisher).

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According to the agreement between the MMA and Versacomm, we have agreed to

print up to 8,500 copies per month to be sent to all MMA members whereby total

income and loss for these 8,500 copies is split 50/50 between the MMA and

Versacomm. Due to lack of advertisement, we have incurred a loss of RM 37, 241.53

(this is to be shared equally between MMA and Versacomm). Since the total number of

printing now has gone over 10,000 copies to match the current total of MMA Members,

the cost for overprints had to be borne totally by the MMA.

Total loss that MMA has to pay to Versacomm for 2018 is as follows:

Loss shared between the MMA and Versacomm: RM 37,241.53 / 2 = RM 18,620.77

Cost for overprints: RM 67,700.30

Total: RM 86,321.07

Resolution:

The House hereby resolves that:

i. Berita MMA to go digital (E-Berita)

ii. To send hard copies of the Berita MMA only to those who have requested. An

email on this matter to all members will be sent by the Honorary General

Secretary. Those who need the hard copy, must send their feedback to the

Honorary General Secretary. Those who have not responded, will not be

receiving the hard copy of the Berita MMA.

Proposed by: Dr Mohamed Namazie Bin Ibrahim

Seconded by: Dr Gunasagaran Ramanathan

(On behalf of the MMA Council)

The House did not vote for this resolution as the proposer decided to withdraw the

resolution.

RESOLUTION 3

Assoc Prof Dr Jayakumar A/L Gurusamy (Selangor) presented on the following

resolution:

Preamble

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Berita MMA has traditionally been generating its own funds to sustain itself. It made a

profit of RM108,765.40 from 2013 to 2017. However, Berita MMA has been going

through challenging times for the past 2-3 years in terms of obtaining sufficient

advertisements with profits waning during this period. MMA’s share of loss for Berita

MMA for 2018 was RM86, 321.07. RM67,700.30 of the loss was incurred due to

additional print cost beyond the 8500 copies per month stipulated in the agreement

between MMA and Versacomm (the publisher). The additional copies were printed due

to the increase in the MMA members exceeding 10,500. Hence, the amount of

RM67,700.30 had to be picked up entirely by MMA and not divided by 50% with

Versacomm.

Berita MMA Editorial Board members are in favour of continuing the publication in hard

copy format. The reasons are as follows:

• Berita MMA is a 50-year-old newsletter started in 1969. It is the pride of MMA.

It has good historical and sentimental value. It is an important source to obtain

archived information and news.

• Berita MMA is a good ‘umbilical cord’ with all MMA members who receive hard

copies of the monthly issues.

• Berita MMA is a good tool to entice new members.

• An excellent platform for members to share thoughts, news and best practices

as well as to gather knowledge and know the happenings within MMA.

Converting Berita MMA to electronic format will result in a further decrease in

advertisers and members may feel disconnected to MMA when the monthly hard copy

issues ceases. The Berita MMA committee monitored the downloads of Berita MMA

about three years back. The monthly downloads of Berita MMA from the MMA website

by members were approximately 80 to 100 downloads per month over a duration of

three months.

We feel converting Berita MMA which is in the golden jubilee anniversary year to

electronic form will eventually make this newsletter to slowly fade into twilight. It may

also have an impact on MMA to recruit new members into its fold.

Resolution

The House hereby resolves that:

1. Berita MMA maintains the publication in the current print form (hard copy)

format with an annual allocation of RM 50,000 from MMA.

2. Berita MMA to be posted to members who request for hard copies.

Proposed by: Assoc Prof Dr Jayakumar Gurusamy

Seconded by: Dr Edwin Ho Jim Huang

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Points raised:

i. The President informed about a proposal to produce another version of Berita

MMA (BMMA) which can be profitable to the MMA. This matter has been

discussed with Assoc Prof Dr Jayakumar Gurusamy, Chief Editor of the Editorial

Board of BMMA. Further discussion to follow.

After much discussion, the House took a vote and the above proposed resolution was

adopted.



(For: 93 (85.3%) Against: 16 (14.7%))

Pertinent points:

i. Dr Premah (Melaka) suggested to send only one hard copy to MMA members

whose family member(s) is/are also member(s) of MMA, especially family

members who are sharing identical mailing address. This was agreed by the

House.

ii. Members who do not wish to receive hard copy of Berita MMA are required to

inform the MMA Secretariat. Only those who have indicated their names to the

MMA Secretariat will be taken off from the mailing list.

iii. Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim (Selangor) requested Assoc Prof Dr Jayakumar

Gurusamy to also look into the electronic version of Berita MMA which is more

accessible.

RESOLUTION 4

Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh (Penang) presented on the following resolution:

Prohibition of use of MMA Funds to Purchase Alcohol

Preamble:

The stated objects of the MMA include the following:

(i) To promote and maintain the honour and interest of the profession of

medicine in all its branches and in every one of its segments and help to

sustain the professional standards of medical ethics.

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(ii) To serve as the vehicle of the integrated voice of the whole profession and

all or each of its segments both in relation to its own special problems and

in relation to educating and directing public opinion on the problems of

public health as affecting the community at large.

(iii) To participate in the conduct of medical education, as may be appropriate.

(iv) To promote social, cultural and charitable activities in building a united

Malaysian nation.

In pursuing these stated objectives, it is incumbent upon the MMA to be seen to

advocate for healthy lifestyle and the use of funds of the MMA to purchase substances

that have been shown to cause adverse effects to health should be prohibited.

Furthermore, the MMA must appeal to membership by doctors from all segments and

backgrounds and should avoid impinging on the sensibilities of any segment. This will

provide reassurance that the MMA is inclusive of all constituencies in representing the

medical profession and will help to broaden its membership base.

Resolution:

The House hereby resolves that the use of MMA funds to purchase alcohol should be

prohibited forthwith.

Proposed by: Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh

Seconded by: Dr Kamarudin Ahmad

Points raised:

i. Dr Muruga Raj A/L Rajathurai (Johor) queried on the status of funds coming

from the sponsorship. Since there is no separate fund prepared for the

sponsorship, the money would normally go into the MMA funds.

ii. Dr Mahendran Markandoo (Selangor) requested the proposer to withdraw the

resolution since this is considered a micro-management. He believed that the

members do not want their organization to micro manage their lifestyles. It is up

to the organizer on how to use the funds.

iii. Dr Balachandran A/L S Krishnan (Wilayah Persekutuan) commented that the

members must look forward with regards to this matter. The MMA should

consider people coming from various races who are existing/ potential members

of the MMA. While he was not against the alcohol consumption, there must be a

clear note saying that no money is taken from MMA funds to purchase alcohol.

Especially for Muslim members, proper respect must be given to how their

money can/ cannot be used for according to their Islamic law. He agreed that if

the money comes from a third-party, it can be used to purchase alcohol, but not

the money from MMA Funds.

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iv. Dr Mohd Rahimie Sayutti (Kelantan) commented that while he has nothing

against both the alcohols and its drinkers, but most of the times the presence of

Muslim members at the hospitality suite would give an awkward feeling. In many

occasions, non-Muslim members tend to withhold themselves from fully enjoying

the drinks in front of Muslim members. Hospitality suite shall be a platform for

doctors to mingle and get to know each other without feeling restricted. By

right, MMA should manifest itself as an association representing all doctors in

Malaysia regardless of their culture, race and religion etc. MMA should make the

doctors to feel welcomed and glad to be part of the association without any

feeling of discrimination or intimidation. He would be more than happy to see

more Muslims particularly Malay members to show up at the hospitality suite in

future. He did not ask for the alcohol to be ruled out from the hospitality suite,

rather there must be a way to make the hospitality suite a special section where

all members can mingle and have fun without the presence of alcohol.

v. Prof Datuk Dr Lekhraj Rampal (Wilayah Persekutuan) commented that according

to the World Health Organization (WHO), we are supposed to reduce the alcohol

consumption by 30% by 2025. As Malaysia is at the moment very much

concerned about the rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), the MMA

should take the lead on how to work towards reducing and combatting the

NCDs especially when MMA itself has been vocal and actively fighting for this

issue. The members are free to consume alcohol as much as they want on their

personal basis, but when it comes to alcohol consumption at the AGM or any

other events which are at risk of being exposed to the public and outsiders, it

will jeopardize MMA’s role and doctor’s profession and most importantly their

fight against the NCDs. As professionals, alcohol should not be promoted at all

cost. He backed the MMA to request the government to do something about the

alcohol problem in Malaysia.

vi. Dr Venugopalan (Selangor) commented that the resolution looked after the

people’s sensitivity in which this term has been regularly abused. Taking himself

who is a Vegetarian as an example, how he usually respected the non-

vegetarians, due respect must be given to the alcohol consumers as well. He

requested not to talk about sensitiveness as it is very subjective. This resolution

was not well worded.

vii. Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim (Selangor) commented that he had no issue at

all with the members drinking alcohol nor he had any problem with the alcohol

being served at the hospitality suite, but he is totally against using the MMA

Common Funds to purchase alcohol which is the spirit of this resolution.

After much deliberation, the House took a vote and the above proposed resolution was

defeated.



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(For: 46 (39.7%) Against: 70 (60.3%))

RESOLUTION 5

Dr Rajamohan A/L Annamalai (Selangor) presented on the following resolution:

Postal Voting for Election

Preamble:

The Election for the key office bearers of the Association; President Elect, Hon. General

Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer has been held during the National AGM for the past

few years, after amendments to the constitution. In this process only delegates who

attend the AGM are allowed to vote.

The General Membership of the Association is not participating and voting for the key

office bearers. There is a lot of ill feeling among many of the members that only a few

are allowed to exercise their right to vote. It is felt the Association should revert back to

the old postal voting system or provide some other system that is transparent and

devoid of ‘groupism’, that has crept into the election process, in order to give all

members an opportunity to vote. This type of ‘groupism’ is not good for an esteemed

Association like MMA.

Last year, there was a limitation on the number of participations for the convention (a

new format) and various reasons were given to justify the number. It may be argued

that a member can arrive for the AGM, vote and leave the AGM without being an active

participant. However, the idea of having to vote at the AGM was suggested because the

AGM attendance has been reducing.

Most members who come to the AGM are there to not only vote but also participate at

AGM/convention events. The registration for this year’s AGM has been limited to 500

only. The membership of the Association stands at around 12000, which means we can

have a maximum number of 1200 delegates.

Resolutions:

We would like the EXCO & Council to deliberate to amend the constitution to revert

back to postal voting or any other form / system of election process that is suitable.

We would like the EXCO & Council to consider voting at Branch AGMs. This would also

give greater participation of members at Branch AGMs and allow for direct voting.

Proposed by: Dr Rajamohan A/L Annamalai

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Seconded by: Dr Subla Rajamohan

Points raised:

i. Prof Dato’ Dr NKS Tharmaseelan (Melaka) commented that this would require a

constitutional amendment. There was no need for further discussion at this

AGM.

ii. Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim informed the House about a resolution “Varied

weightages for voting at the MMA elections” by Datuk Dr Teoh Siang Chin which

was passed at the 58th MMA AGM. Following the adoption of this resolution by

the House, the 59th MMA Council was tasked to study this proposal and present

it as a constitutional amendment at this 59th MMA AGM, however this has been

overlooked by the 59th MMA Council. The MMA Elections Committee was called

for a special meeting with the President, President-Elect and the HGS about a

month ago, to discuss on the practicality of the proposal and possible means to

get it accomplished. The MMA Elections Committee was tasked to study the

proposal and come up with their recommendations to the Exco and Council

members and upon approval by the Exco and Council members, such

recommendations shall be presented as a constitutional amendment at the 60th

MMA AGM (2019/2020).

iii. The proposer indicated that he could withdraw the resolution provided that his

request for the Exco and Council to study his proposal as mentioned in the

resolution was accepted. The Chairman of MMA Elections Committee, Datuk Dr

N Athimulam (Melaka) gave his assurance to the House that the proposer will be

invited to their meeting to discuss further on the proposal.

After much deliberation, the proposer agreed to withdraw the resolution. The proposer

will be invited to the MMA Elections Committee meeting to discuss on this proposal and

another proposal by Datuk Dr Teoh Siang Chin.

RESOLUTION 6

Datuk Dr N Athimulam (Melaka) presented on the following resolution:

To change the name of the Committee on `Evidence Based Traditional & Complimentary

Medicine’ (TnCM To `Committee on Integrative Medicine’ (CIM)

1. The term TnCM gives the impression that MMA is cordoning &/or promoting the

concepts of TnCM among its members

2. There are many GPs who are practicing alternative form of medicine but many of

them are silent - they do not want to be labeled as TnCM practitioners therefore a

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more general terminology as `Integrative’ will provide an avenue for them to come

forward and share their experiences.

3. Many of the GPs have undergone some form of training in the fields that they have

chosen to integrate for eg: acupuncture, nutritional, herbal, yoga and the like - this

committee can be the avenue for them to bring forth these modules and present

their experiences/ evidences for all to understand and apply.

4. Patients are becoming more knowledgeable in the availability of alternative

products and it is time that GPs being the first line of medical information - must

become more knowledgeable on the alternatives available in the market. The

change of name will result in more Doctors participating in future seminars

5. The ultimate plan is for CIM is to continue to work closely with the TnCM division of

the MOH - to convince the MOH to accept these modalities and accredit our GPs as

Practitioners of Integrative medicine thus allowing our GPs to practice them freely

and openly.

Proposed by: Dr Anil Kumar Kukreja

Seconded by: Datuk Dr N Athimulam

The House took a vote and the above proposed resolution was adopted. The effective

date for change of name would be 30th June 2019, commensurate with the

commencement of the 59th MMA Council. There is no need for approval from the

Registrar of Societies (ROS).



(For: 74 (85.1%) Against: 13 (14.9%))

RESOLUTION 7

Dr Yu Siew Hong (Pahang) presented on the following resolution:

Preamble:

Lynas’ Waste Problem is a Serious Public Health Issue

In 2011, MMA issued a Public Statement expressing grave concerns on the Lynas rare

earth processing plant in Gebeng near Kuantan. Then, MMA warned the Government of

the day of the health risk and hazards from Lynas and the need to safeguard public and

environmental health for now and for the future.

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Much to MMA’s deep disappointment, the previous Government went ahead to issue

Lynas’ its temporary operating license in 2012, without a detailed environmental impact

assessment or clarity as to how its radioactive waste from the water-leached purification

stream would be safely managed and disposed of. Worse, the Government

subsequently granted Lynas its Full Stage Operating Licence for 2 years in 2014 and

extended it for a further three years in September 2016, still without clarity on how the

radioactive waste would be disposed of safely on a permanent basis.

Consequently, nearly 2 million tons of wastes have been accumulating onsite by Lynas

at its premises at the Gebeng Industrial Estate (GIE) near Kuantan. Lynas’ wastes

consist of half a million tons of NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials) waste

regulated by the Atomic Energy Licencing Board (AELB); and over 1.5 million tons of

contaminated waste classified as scheduled waste regulated by the Department of

Environment (DoE).

Lynas’ NORM Waste from the Water-Leached Purification Process

Lynas’ enormous amount of NORM waste enriched with thorium is a significant source

of ionising radiation both from the inhalation of airborne radionuclides from sources

such as dust and radon gas. Ingestion of ionising radiation can also occur through

drinking groundwater or eating foods containing thorium and/or uranium. Exposure

from gamma radiation occurs when people are close to a radioactive source, such as

Lynas’ WLP waste.

There is research evidence that inhaling thorium dust increases the risk of lung and

pancreatic cancer. Individuals exposed to thorium also have an increased risk of bone

cancer because thorium may be stored in bone. Reputable and scientifically-based

health-focused agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), the International

Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP) and numerous environmental protection

agencies in advanced industrialized countries have stringent regulations for the

management of NORM waste due to its hazards to the environment and human health.

Lynas has continued to claim that its operations have ‘zero harm’ and its waste

management is based on international best practice. However, scientific facts about its

wastes; and monitoring data revealed in the report by the Pakatan Harapan’s Executive

Review Committee on Lynas late last November have proven otherwise.

Summary of Issues

• Lynas NORM waste from its water-leached purification stream currently has

effective public exposure doses ranging from 14.4 to 14.1 mSv/year (without

HDPE plastic cover and with cover) – this is more than 14 times higher than the

maximum public exposure dose recommended by the ICRP since 1990.

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• The thorium radioactivity concentration of Lynas’ NORM waste has been verified

by a 2014 UKM study to be much higher than that used in Lynas’ blueprints -

an increase by one-and-a-half times through the chemical processes from

5274.9 (± 527.6Bq/kg) of the lanthanide concentrate from Mt Weld to the

concentrations in WLP waste of 7987.4 (± 71.9 Bq/kg). This is nearly eight

times higher than the established international regulatory exemption threshold

of 1Bq/g.

• NORM waste like that of Lynas’ WLP waste is a serious source of intra and inter-

generational ionising radiation even at low level of radioactivity because of the

presence of a significant amount of thorium in the massive amount of waste - at

1953ppm against Malaysia’s background level of 63 to 110 ppm for thorium.

Thorium is a long-living radionuclide with a half-life of 14 billion years; hence its

radiation hazards will remain in Malaysia permanently unless the waste and

contaminated water or soil is removed from the country completely.

• The WLP waste is additionally contaminated with cumulative toxicants harmful to

human and environmental health, including nickel, lead, chromium, arsenic,

cadmium and a concoction of chemicals. WHO asserted that there is “no known

level of lead exposure that is considered safe” yet ground water contamination

have been observed at Lynas’ own monitoring stations in 2015-2016 (p.80-81

of Executive Review Report, 2018) to show very serious and persistent nickel

contamination. Several readings have shown contamination levels over 1,000

times higher than the Dutch limit near Lynas’ effluent discharge point.

Contamination from lead, chromium and mercury was also evidence from the

same set of monitoring data in the 1-year period.

• Lynas’ less contaminated scheduled waste has violated Malaysian Environmental

Quality (Scheduled Waste) 2005 (SW2005) Regulation 9. Regulation 9 (1) to (4)

stipulates that scheduled wastes must be appropriately labelled, stored in

closed containers, placed in separate secondary containment area designed and

constructed to prevent spillage or leakage.

• Regulation 9 (5) stipulates that the waste generator (i.e Lynas) may only store

up to 20 tonnes of scheduled wastes on site 180 days or less. While

Regulation 9 (6) and (7) state that the Director General of DoE may grant a

written approval, with or without conditions, to the waste generator to store

more than 20 tonnes on site, there is no provision for a waste generator, in this

case Lynas to store its NUF scheduled waste for so many years beyond the 180

days limit since 2013.

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• Lynas has recently submitted an environmental impact assessment report

seeking to convert the existing waste storage area into a prescribed premise.

This proposal must not be approved because it contradicts with Regulation 9 of

SW2005 and it will essentially allow Lynas to stack its waste 11-storey high to

33 m, creating geotechnical risk and contaminate both surface and ground

water (EIA, 2019, Chapter 10 Conclusion).

• 50 families living within 5km of the Lynas plant rely on ground water for their

daily uses. Balok Mangrove and estuary are rich seafood breading and

spawning ground. Fishing and tourism are major sustainable income generating

activities for many residents, including women. Fishery is a heritage trade and

important sector of the economy for the coastal community.

Recommendations

Ministry of Health (MoH):

• must take serious preventive health measures through scientifically-based

community health education and to follow radiation safety and protection

recommendations from the ICRP to limit public exposure dose to 1mSv/year

• to establish a cancer baseline data for communities within 5km from the Lynas

plant/Gebeng Industrial Estate

• to collaborate with MESTECC to ensure that health risk and hazards from

industrial pollution such as that from Lynas are kept in check and minimised by

adopting established international guidelines from WHO, and other reputable

scientifically-based agencies

MESTECC:

• to carry out well water testing within 5km from the Lynas plant to monitor water

quality and to collaborate with MoH and local authorities to ensure residents are

not consuming contaminated water

• to carry out reliable and independent testing of soil around the perimeter of the

Lynas plant and to start monitoring seafood caught locally from the floodplain

and the Balok estuary

• to stop Lynas from contaminating ground water and to order an immediate

clean up efforts to prevent the contamination to spread further afield – Clean

water is precious and access to it is a basic human right and a fundamental

development goal.

• to ensure that Lynas is held responsible for the ground water contamination

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Resolution:

Renewal of commitment to stop Lynas and to set up a sub-committee looking after

environmental issues.

Proposed by: Dr Yu Siew Hong

Seconded by: Dr Prem Kumar A/L Gopakumaran Nair

Points raised:

i. Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim commented that this was an excellent proposal

regarding the environmental issues. In fact, MMA did not have any committee on

environment to date. Having the committee would be useful under the

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ii. Assoc Prof Dr Jayakumar Gurusamy (Selangor) believed that if MMA as a

professional body, to come up with a statement to stop Lynas, it must be an

evidence-based statement. A statement without evidence can be easily rebutted.

The committee must consist of experts to study the issue thoroughly and come

up with the statement. Since MMA already has Society of Occupational and

Environmental Medicine (SOEM), he proposed giving this task to SOEM. This was

echoed by Prof Dr Victor Hoe (Wilayah Persekutuan).

iii. Dr Mary Cardosa (Selangor) proposed an amendment to the wordings of this

resolution. Instead of “Renewal of commitment to stop Lynas and to set up a

sub-committee looking after environmental issues”, she proposed the resolution

to be amended to “The house notes the concern of the members of MMA

Pahang regarding the possible environmental contamination with heavy metals

and other pollutants related to Lynas and other heavy industries in Pahang as

well as in other parts of the country. The house resolves that MMA request the

Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (SOEM) to form a

subcommittee to study, monitor and make recommendations on the stand that

MMA should take with regard to this matter”.

The proposer agreed with the amended resolution as proposed by Dr Mary Cardosa

(Selangor):

AMENDED VERSION

Resolution:

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The House notes the concern of the members of MMA Pahang Branch regarding the

possible environmental contamination with heavy metals and other pollutants related to

Lynas and other heavy industries in Pahang as well as in other parts of the country.

The House resolves that MMA request the Society of Occupational and Environmental

Medicine (SOEM) to form a subcommittee to study, monitor and make recommendations

on the stand that MMA should take with regard to this matter.

After much deliberation, the House took a vote and the above proposed resolution, and

its amended version was adopted.



(For: 71 (95.9%) Against: 3 (4.1%))

RESOLUTION 8

Dr Kamalanathan A/L Sappani presented on the following resolution:

Consensus Statement on Reduction of Unsafe Abortions and Unintended Pregnancies

The Right To Health (RTH) committee of the MMA successfully organised a Seminar on

Rights of Reproductive Health on the 27th April 2019 at the Plenary Lecture Theatre of

Monash University School of Medicine at Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

About 120 attendees were present comprising of Medical Doctors, Nurses and Social

Workers.

The seminar was held together in collaboration with RRAAM & MONASH.

The three important issues that emerged were;

1) there were big gaps on latest information on contraception advice even among

medical professionals

2) there is a need to address this to ensure that the right to reproductive and

sexual health is conveyed correctly by updating the health care providers on this

issue

3) the meeting was informed of the consensus statement- as follows and was fully

supportive in toto.

PREAMBLE:

Whereas Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is the National Medical Organization for

Doctors and is recognized by the Government as the main Body representing Doctors.

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The problem of unwanted pregnancies and baby dumping is reaching alarming

proportions at 100 Babies being dumped into waste bins or toilets every year. This

amounts to about 1 baby being dumped every 3 days. This is indeed alarming for a

prosperous country like Malaysia.

There is an immediate need to educate the medical fraternity to ensure they are

equipped with proper knowledge to guide the young on contraceptive practices and

practice safe sex.

Further;

1) Globally, 1 in 3 pregnancies end by either induced abortions, spontaneous

abortions or stillbirths.

2) 50% of induced abortions happen in unsafe conditions.

3) Unsafe abortions are a significant cause of adverse short and long term health,

economic and social consequences, and death in the developing world.

4) The unmet need for family planning is one of the primary causes of induced

abortions.

5) 40% of pregnancies are unintended.

STRATEGIES

Primary Prevention: Less Unintended Pregnancies and Abortions

A combination of education and contraception promotion significantly reduce

unintended pregnancies5.

Behind every abortion is an unintended pregnancy and the most effective way to

prevent unintended pregnancies is through correct and consistent use of

contraceptives.

In particular, increasing uptake and access to very effective contraceptives, including

Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) may decrease unintended pregnancies,

abortions, repeat abortions and adolescent birth rates. Emergency contraception

availability and access is also critical.

Young people have the right to be informed of all contraceptive methods and to have

available, all effective methods to choose from, including LARCs.

Secondary Prevention: Non-Preventable Abortions should be Safe

Doctors should provide unbiased, medically and legally accurate information regarding

options for women with an unintended pregnancy.

When doctors are unable to provide any service or perform any act that is inconsistent

with his or her own good judgement or moral principles, he or she may withdraw from

the case as long as withdrawal is consistent with good medical practice.

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Good medical practice includes providing the woman information about all her options,

comprising:

1) Financial and other assistance that may be available to the woman and her child

2) The availability of the legal process of adoption

3) The availability of safe, legal abortion services if indicated or the identification of

resources for such information if needed

Tertiary Prevention: Unsafe Abortions should not result in Complications and

Maternal Mortality.

High quality women-centered post abortion care should be provided.

Post Abortion Care includes treatment of incomplete, missed or unsafe abortion;

compassionate counselling; contraceptive services; related sexual and reproductive

health services provided onsite or via referrals to accessible facilities; and community-

service provider partnerships.

Quaternary Prevention: Post Abortion Counselling and Services to Prevent Repeat

Abortions.

Immediate post abortion contraception is significantly more effective in preventing

repeat unintended pregnancies and abortions, particularly when the chosen method is a

Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive method.

Conscientious Refusal

When doctors are unable to provide specific reproductive services due to personal

beliefs or moral stance, he or she should have referral processes in place to provide for

transfer of care in a timely manner.

Doctors should give advance notice of their personal moral commitments and should

not advocate or argue their position to patients/clients.

Together we must work to:

Create an environment where girls and women in Malaysia can achieve the highest

possible quality of life and make their own choices about this, and thus attain their

greatest potential with the best reproductive health care available.

RESOLUTION:

The RTH Committee of the MMA seeks the support of the general body to replicate the

seminars regionally 2019 - 2020 and work towards a hybrid certificate course in

concert with an academic institution consisting online and hands on session at the

branch level the year after 2020 - 2021.

Proposed by: Dr Kamalanathan A/L Sappani

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Seconded by: Dr Subatra Jayaraj

Points raised:

i. Dr Ong Eng Joe (Sarawak) pointed out that there are too many ‘abortions’ in the

statement and proposed if those can be removed. He was concerned that the

statement might give a wrong impression to the readers.

ii. The proposer informed the House that the purpose of this seminar is to educate

doctors especially the primary care physicians to focus on how to encourage

and prevent unwanted babies being conceived, not to provide courses/ trainings

for abortion. The study does show that a large portion of doctors do not focus

on avoiding unproductive sex and lack of appropriate skills in family planning.

The main focus should be on the resolution itself that is to seek support of the

general body to replicate the seminars regionally 2019 - 2020 and work

towards a hybrid certificate course in concert with an academic institution

consisting online and hands on session at the branch level the year after 2020 -

2021, not the things mentioned in the preamble.

iii. Few members pointed out that the Right To Health (RTH) Committee should be

self-sustaining and able to conduct the course without financial assistance from

the MMA, or if needed, with minimal support from the HQ.

iv. Dr Raja Kumar Menon (Selangor) was of the opinion that the course should be

held in collaboration with the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia

(OGSM) rather than doing it alone.

v. Dato’ Dr Sudesan A/L Raman (Pahang) commented that OGSM and Federation

of Family Planning Associations Malaysia (FFPAM) are going around each state

doing courses on family planning. He believed that MMA should look into the

matter and decide whether there is a need for a collaboration or to just let them

do the job.

vi. Prof Dato’ Dr NKS Tharmaseelan (Melaka) mentioned Dr John Teo (Sabah) who

has been very active in fighting on the same issues and his works have been

widely recognized. He proposed the RTH Committee to work with Dr John Teo,

but there is no need to form a separate committee. However, the proposer

infomed the House that Dr John Teo is already part of their group and has been

working on this matter together with them. Most parts of the statement were

interpreted from Dr John Teo’s study.

After much deliberation, the House took a vote and the above proposed resolution was

adopted.



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(For: 53 (70.7%) Against: 22 (29.3%)).

18 TO DECIDE ON THE VENUE OF THE NEXT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

18.1 There was only one (1) valid request received from the state branches to host

the 60th MMA AGM.

18.2 Dr Jeffri Teh Bin Faizal (Melaka) presented his branch and bid to become the

host. Dr Jeffri Teh Bin Faizal gave his assurance to try their best to get as much

sponsors as they could but at the same time they anticipate support and

assistance from the MMA HQ. The branch promised to make the 60th MMA AGM

a memorable one.

18.3 Datuk Dr N Athimulam (Melaka) called for a full financial support to be given to

MMA Melaka from the President Elect 2019/2020, Prof Dato’ Dr Subramaniam

A/L Muniandy and the rest of 60th MMA Exco and Council members, like what

was done to MMA Selangor by the then President-Elect 2018/2019, Dr

Ganabaskaran Nadason @ Darzin. Datuk Dr N Athimulam also requested for a

grant of RM 100,000 from the MMA HQ. In addition to that, Datuk Dr

Athimulam informed the House that Melaka would be pleased to host the 60th

MMA AGM, unless the President Elect, would like to be installed in his own

State, Perak.

19 CLOSE OF MEETING

19.1 The President thanked all the members for coming to the AGM and participating

in the discussion.

19.2 The President announced that the 1st Meeting of the 60th MMA Council will be

held on the next day, June 30th at 9.00 am, at the Kuala Lumpur Room, Level 1,

Putrajaya Marriot Hotel. The meeting adjourned at 5.30 pm on 29th June 2019.

19.3 The President gave his assurance to the House that the 60th MMA Exco and

Council will work together but the House must understand that there a lot of

things that they have to put including new directions for the MMA. The

President called for support and requested for a clear mandate from the House

for the Exco and Council to move forward with many of the issues that revolve

around the medical fraternity.

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