KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Well being Coalition (MHC) has referred to as on the federal government to incorporate medical, well being and public well being consultants in all decision-making regarding the Covid-19 disaster.
The coalition in an announcement on Wednesday stated it was regrettable that some choices for Part three of the Motion Management Order (MCO) had been made with out the mandatory enter from the teams.
On this word, MHC, an apolitical coalition of Malaysian well being skilled societies, well being professionals and residents devoted to enhancing the well being of Malaysians, strengthening the Malaysian well being system, and supporting well being in all insurance policies, had urged the federal government to think about a number of of its proposals.
First, it stated, a strict coordination with the Well being Ministry and well being consultants, the place the choice on a phased restart of the financial system and society taken by different ministries or companies should be made with the well being ministry and related medical consultants, and never by means of unilateral choices.
The coalition additionally needed the federal government to incorporate the medical and public well being consultants when it drafted the MCO exit technique.
“We advocate establishing pointers based mostly on a colour-coded zoning system, the place residents and companies in ‘inexperienced’ zones have looser restrictions than ‘yellow’ and ‘purple’ zones.
“For any public disinfection process, the large-scale disinfection and sanitisation efforts should observe evidence-based procedures. Disinfection in public locations utilizing unproven strategies together with disinfection tunnels, can create completely different well being dangers,” it added.
On mass gatherings for cultural and spiritual celebrations, MHC stated the federal government ought to work with non secular authorities, the well being ministry and native authorities in developing with methods to keep away from mass gatherings that would result in a wider unfold of the Covid-19.
The coalition added whereas all the selections had been meant to be within the folks’s greatest curiosity, stronger and well timed collaboration between the well being ministry, the Nationwide Safety Council, and different ministries had been essential to churn out stronger, coherent and extra evidence-based approaches in managing the Covid-19 disaster.
Within the assertion signed by 44 member societies and 16 people, the coalition additionally supported the federal government’s resolution to make sure consistency within the execution of the MCO, resembling retaining barber retailers and wonder salons closed and cancelling all Ramadan bazaars this yr.
“We acknowledge that these measures could also be disappointing to many Malaysians or harm small companies. We imagine that is the proper resolution in serving to to include the unfold of Covid-19 within the nation.”