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Health Minister: Prioritise treatment over moral policing
Published:  Feb 15, 2023 3:38 PM
Updated: 1:29 PM
Public healthcare facilities must prioritise their responsibility of treating patients regardless of their racial background or dress code, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa after a woman was allegedly turned away by Kampar Hospital in Perak for wearing shorts.

The hospital also reportedly reprimanded a doctor involved in the incident and denied that it has issued any orders to deny treatment to patients based on the way they dress.

In a Facebook post tonight, Zaliha said...


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