Health Ministry Seals Three Clinics

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry has sealed three private clinics for offering services without permits and employing unqualified medical practitioners.
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the ministry's enforcement officers raided one of the clinics in Seremban at 11.30pm on Nov 17.
The clinic was run by a former medical assistant of the defence forces from 10pm to 8am over the past several months, he said in a statement today.
In another raid at 11am on Dec 9, the ministry sealed two clinics in Klang.
One was the clinics was operating without a permit and run by a foreigner without a valid travelling document.
The police who accompanied the ministry's enforcement officers in the raid, arrested the illegal immigrant.
The other clinic was run by a retired medical assistant.
Dr Mohd Ismail said the Health Ministry viewed the incidents as serious as they showed the stubbornness of the private healthcare facility owners in not complying with the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998.
Their irresponsible acts would greatly endanger the people, he said.
Owners of the premises, if convicted, are liable to a RM500,000 fine for companies and RM300,000 or six months in prison or both for their directors or individual owners.