Doc spills beans on Orang Asli hospital
A doctor from the Orang Asli Affairs Department (JHEOA) Hospital, Gombak has made startling claims of rampant malpractice, misappropriation of resources and other wrongdoings by its staff. Dr KP Selvaa Vathany ( left ), who has been attached to the hospital since March last year, made the claims today in order to pressure the authorities into conducting a proper investigation. "The hospital has deviated from its original objective, which is to provide healthcare provisions and medical services to the Orang Asli people," she said, during the press conference at the Bar Council headquarters, yesterday. She was accompanied by former Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan and Bar Council's Orang Asli Affairs Committee head Augustine Anthony. Citing an example, Selvaa Vathany said the hospital's essential supplies scheme has been abused and the goods are not reaching the target group. "For instance, a tin of infant milk is divided into six small packets with 15 to 2...