Turning their backs on the oath to serve without prejudice, staff nurses are purportedly refusing to treat Orang Asli patients: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/281578
This was among the issues raised during a meeting between the Orang Asli Villages Network of Peninsular Malaysia (JKOASM) and United Nations special rapporteur for health Dr Dairius Puras.
"Most staff nurses do not want to treat Orang Asli patients as they feel they are dirty and uncouth people," said JKOASM representative Shafie Dris in a statement today.
During last Saturday's meeting in Kuala Lumpur, he added that issues such as lack of proper clinics and transportation facilities during emergencies were also brought to the rapporteur's attention.
