Wednesday, September 23, 2026

AKTIVITI | PERJUMPAAN PPIM BERSAMA PENGARAH URUSAN MYDIN - PPIM - 23/09/2026

Perjumpaan dan perbincangan bersama Pengarah Urusan Mydin, Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin.

AKTIVITI | TOQQI HADIR BICARA NEGARA BERSAMA AKADEMI KEPIMPINAN TUN PERAK - PPIM - 22/09/2026

Ketua Aktivis PPIM, Nadzim Johan@toqqi telah menghadiri majlis Bicara Negara anjuran Akademi Kepimpinan Tun Perak yang berlangsung di Dewan Tun Perak, Menara Hidayah Wawasan Maju.

Program tersebut menampilkan Ustaz Ismail Mina Ahmad sebagai penceramah utama dengan tajuk “Kemerdekaan dan Dekolonisasi Ekosistem”.

Bicara Negara kali ini mengupas secara mendalam aspek ilmu, pemikiran, serta tindakan strategik yang perlu diambil dalam membina dan memperkukuh masa depan negara.

AKTIVITI | TARIF ELEKTRIK: PPIM BERUSAHA GIGIH MEMBELA KEPENTINGAN PENGGUNA - PPIM - 22/09/2026

Situasi Pengguna kini menjadi semakin keliru dan tertekan akibat peningkatan drastik bil elektrik secara tiba-tiba tanpa penerangan mendasar kepada akar umbi rakyat.

Justeru, Ketua Aktivis Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) telah mengadakan pertemuan bersama CEO TNB bagi membincangkan isu semasa yang dihadapi rakyat, khususnya berkaitan peningkatan bil elektrik dan kesannya kepada pengguna.

PPIM menghargai kesudian CEO TNB untuk berdialog secara terus dan dari hati ke hati bersama PPIM sebagai suara pengguna.

Hasil perbincangan, PPIM dan TNB bersetuju untuk bekerjasama membuat kajian, semakan serta perkongsian maklumat bagi memberikan kefahaman yang lebih jelas kepada pengguna, khususnya mereka yang terkesan dengan peningkatan bil terkini.

Antara persetujuan utama ialah mengadakan sesi penerangan, bimbingan dan dialog bersama bagi menyampaikan maklumat yang tepat serta mendidik pengguna supaya lebih memahami penggunaan elektrik, mengurus penggunaan dengan berkesan dan menjadi pengguna yang lebih bijak dan bertanggungjawab.

Duduk bersama, dengar suara pengguna dan cari penyelesaian SEGERA secara bersama.

Toqqi menyeru Seluruh Jentera Sukarelawan SYB PPIM digesa mendapatkan maklumat kesan kenaikan ini dari segenap pelusuk dan menyalurkan kembali kepada PPIM secara segera.

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

BEKAS JURURADIOGRAFI PPUM MAHU SAMAN BERKAIT DAKWAAN LANGGAR SOP - FREE MALAYSIA TODAY - 21/09/2026

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Bekas jururadiografi Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) yang menghidap kanser mengancam menyaman hospital itu berhubung dakwaan pelanggaran prosedur operasi standard (SOP), jika tiada penyelesaian secara baik dicapai.

Peguam Wan Azmir Wan Majid yang mewakili Nur Fauzia Abdul Razak, pesakit limfoma Hodgkin tahap empat, berkata anak guamnya akan memfailkan saman kecuaian atau memulakan prosiding penzahiran kehakiman terhadap PPUM jika tiada perbincangan diadakan.

“Jika tiada pertemuan antara Fauzia dan PPUM, kita tiada pilihan selain membawa perkara ini ke mahkamah.

“Langkah seterusnya sama ada memfailkan tuntutan kecuaian atau tindakan penzahiran terhadap PPUM,” katanya pada sidang media.

April lalu, Fauzia mendakwa tiga kakitangan hospital menghidap kanser manakala empat lagi mengalami penyakit berkaitan tiroid selepas mesin PET-CT dipasang di hospital itu beberapa tahun lalu.

Dakwanya, semua mereka bertugas di Jabatan Radiologi PPUM.

PPUM bagaimanapun menafikan dakwaan itu dan berkata mesin PET-CT sentiasa dikendalikan mengikut piawaian keselamatan ketat, dengan tahap pendedahan radiasi terkawal serta mematuhi standard ditetapkan.

Hospital itu turut berkata, kakitangan yang mengendalikan mesin berkenaan diwajibkan memakai dosimeter peribadi, manakala rekod rasmi menunjukkan kadar dedahan pekerja jauh lebih rendah dan berada di bawah had dos diwartakan.

Kementerian Kesihatan kemudian membersihkan PPUM daripada dakwaan pelanggaran SOP selepas siasatan dijalankan.

Bagaimanapun, gabungan pertubuhan masyarakat sivil yang terdiri Sekretariat Reformasi Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi, Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia dan Himpunan Advokasi Rakyat Malaysia menggesa Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Siasatan Diraja (RCI).

Gabungan itu mahu RCI menyiasat dakwaan ketidakpatuhan aspek keselamatan serta manipulasi rekod pendedahan radiasi peribadi di hospital berkenaan.

Artikel oleh: Free Malaysia Today

BEKAS JURURADIOGRAFI PPUM MAHU SAMAN BERKAIT DAKWAAN LANGGAR SOP

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/21/bekas-jururadiografi-ppum-mahu-saman-berkait-dakwaan-langgar-sop

EX-UMMC RADIOGRAPHER PLANS TO SUE, SEEKS OTHER STAFF WITH CANCER, THYROIS PROBLEMS - CODEBLUE - 21/09/2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — A former radiographer plans to sue Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) over alleged radiation safety breaches, as her lawyers seek testimonies from other current or ex-staff who are also suffering cancer or thyroid-related illnesses.

Legal representatives of Nur Fauzia Abdul Razak – who previously worked at the university hospital here and was diagnosed with stage two lymphoma that progressed to stage four in 2023 – said they’re in the final stages of preparing formal civil action. 

The lawsuit may be filed within the next two to three weeks, after their efforts to engage UMMC in discussions over the past four months allegedly failed to produce a substantive response.

“This will be our last press conference. The next step is either for us to proceed with a negligence claim straight away or to seek a discovery action against UMMC,” Fauzia’s lawyer Wan Azmir Wan Majid, managing partner of Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak, told a press conference here today.

Fauzia is also represented by Aimee & Zaim Arif.

“In this case, Fauzia suspects that there are other people who have fallen ill in the same department, and that this could have contributed to her cancer. That is why we need to establish whether it came from UMMC,” said Wan Azmir.

“We have to do that now because radiation exposure is not an issue affecting Fauzia alone. We need to establish whether the radiation exposure at her workplace could have contributed to her cancer. Once that has been ruled out, UMMC can show that its processes were safe and did not cause the cancer.

“We have to do that, and litigation may be the only way for us to establish the facts if UMMC does not come forward to discuss the matter and open up the relevant records.”

The lawyers are seeking written statements from six other individuals, whom Fauzia had previously identified as having developed cancer or thyroid-related illnesses while working at UMMC.

They said they wanted the individuals to come forward so their accounts could be assessed as part of efforts to determine whether there was a broader workplace safety issue at the hospital.

Her lawyers said they had invited UMMC to meet to discuss an alternative dispute resolution process, but had not received a substantive response.

They said legal action could also be necessary to obtain documents and evidence relating to radiation safety at the hospital.

Fauzia’s legal team also wants UMMC to disclose documents on the procurement and management of radiation equipment, including tender records, to allow the procurement, installation and operation of the equipment to be scrutinised.

Legal Team Seeks Other UMMC Workers With Similar Health Problems

Fauzia had previously alleged that several UMMC radiology staff developed cancer or thyroid-related illnesses, which she described as a cancer cluster.

She had cited three other staff members with lung cancer, blood cancer, and breast cancer, as well as four people with thyroid-related illnesses.

The lawyers said they were seeking written statements from six of those individuals, although they do not formally represent them at this stage.

They said multiple accounts describing similar health problems could provide grounds for UMMC or the authorities to investigate whether there was a broader workplace safety concern.

The legal team has not publicly presented epidemiological evidence establishing that the reported cases constitute a cancer cluster or that they share a common cause.

UMMC Pressed To Disclose Radiation Equipment Procurement Records

Fauzia and her lawyers also dispute findings by the Health Ministry’s Medical Radiation Regulatory Division (BKRP) that inspections found no radiation safety breaches and that staff exposure levels remained within permissible limits.

Fauzia has raised concerns about the relocation of the nuclear medicine unit from Menara Timur to Menara Selatan, or South Tower, where a PET-CT machine was installed.

She questioned the size and layout of the facility, its proximity to areas used by other patients and the adequacy of protective equipment.

“BKRP enforcement officers themselves said that my cancer could have been caused by a ‘stochastic effect’ because I was exposed to gamma radiation every day. The problem arose when the unit moved from Menara Timur to Menara Selatan.

“It became a problem at Menara Selatan because the space was small, the layout and separation of the areas were not properly maintained, and I complained that the PPE did not meet international standards,” Fauzia said.

“Previously, the unit was located separately and far from the main building. So why move it to Menara Selatan? There are six or seven lifts at Menara Selatan used by members of the public, including children and pregnant women, who could be exposed to gamma radiation.

“I asked the Radiation Protection Officer what radiation reading was considered safe. If patients are released after one hour and 30 minutes and they say it is safe, what happens to the radiation that remains in the body? Why is there a need for a quarantine period?”

UMMC has previously denied allegations that radiation safety violations caused cancer and thyroid diseases among its staff.

Universiti Malaya said in April that official records showed staff radiation exposure levels were significantly below prescribed dose limits, while a BKRP inspection in October 2025 found no procedural violations.

UM said UMMC complied with its Radiation Protection Programme, the Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984, and related radiation safety regulations.

Fauzia Calls For Risk Allowance, Insurance For Radiation-Exposed Health Care Workers

Civil society groups supporting Fauzia’s case also renewed their call for the government to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate the allegations.

They want the proposed RCI to examine radiation safety at UMMC, including the hospital’s procurement and management of radiation equipment, regulatory oversight and the handling of Fauzia’s complaints.

“We will not compromise on issues involving the lives and safety of the people. UMMC’s failure to act professionally over the past four months has forced us to take more aggressive action to seek justice for Fauzia and avoid prolonged litigation,” said representatives of the Secretariat Reformasi Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Malaysia (#ReformIPT), Himpunan Advokasi Rakyat Malaysia (Haram), and Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM).

Fauzia also called for greater financial and employment protection for health care workers routinely exposed to occupational hazards such as radiation, including a dedicated critical or risk allowance and insurance coverage.

Her lawyers are seeking compensation for her treatment costs, loss of income, and reduced quality of life if an investigation establishes that UMMC was responsible for her illness.

Fauzia said she had initially sought to resolve her concerns without damaging UMMC’s reputation, but turned to public campaigning after she felt her concerns had not been adequately addressed.

The legal team said it would proceed with preparing the case if UMMC did not engage with them and provide access to the relevant records.

The groups supporting Fauzia also urged lawmakers to raise the matter during the next Parliament meeting.

Article by: CodeBlue

EX-UMMC RADIOGRAPHER PLANS TO SUE, SEEKS OTHER STAFF WITH CANCER, THYROIS PROBLEMS

https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/09/ex-ummc-radiographer-plans-to-sue-seeks-other-staff-with-cancer-thyroid-problems/

BEKAS JURURADIOGRAFI PPUM MAHU SAMAN HOSPITAL - HARIAN METRO - 21/09/2026

 

Kuala Lumpur: Bekas jururadiografi Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) yang menghidap kanser tidak menolak kemungkinan menyaman hospital itu berhubung dakwaan pelanggaran prosedur operasi standard (SOP).

Bekas juru X-ray Unit Perubatan Nuklear PPUM, Nur Fauzia Abdul Razak, 35, memberitahu, langkah itu akan diambil jika tiada penyelesaian secara baik dicapai.

Peguam Datuk Wan Azmir Wan Majid dari Tetuan Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak (HWAM) yang mewakili Nur Fauzia berkata, anak guamnya akan memfailkan saman kecuaian atau memulakan prosiding penzahiran kehakiman terhadap PPUM jika tiada perbincangan diadakan.

Menurutnya, kerajaan turut disaran mempertimbangkan mekanisme pampasan automatik atau 'no-fault insurance' kepada pekerja yang terdedah kepada radiasi dan disahkan menghidap kanser, tanpa mangsa perlu terlebih dahulu membuktikan pihak bertanggungjawab.

Beliau berkata, mekanisme itu penting bagi memastikan pekerja dalam sektor berisiko mendapat perlindungan dan pampasan sewajarnya sekiranya mengalami penyakit serius, selain mengelakkan mangsa berdepan proses panjang untuk membuktikan punca penyakit.

"Tak kisahlah siapa yang salah, jika seseorang itu bekerja di unit berisiko serta mendapat kanser, pampasan patut diberikan.

"Saya rasa mekanisme itu perlu ada kerana ini hak pekerja, nasib hidup mereka. Pekerja ini berisiko mendapat penyakit berkenaan kerana persekitaran kerja mereka," katanya pada sidang media berkaitan dakwaan pendedahan radiasi di Unit Perubatan Nuklear PPUM.

Sidang media itu diadakan di Dewan Perhimpunan Cina Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor, di sini, hari ini.

Turut hadir, peguam, Sabrina Mohd dari firma guaman Tetuan Aimee & Zaim Arif; Ketua Aktivis Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM), Datuk Nadzim Johan; wakil dari Himpunan Advokasi Rakyat Malaysia dan Sekretariat Reformasi Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi (ReformIPT).

April lalu, Nur Fauzia mendakwa, berlaku pelanggaran serius prosedur keselamatan radiasi di Unit Perubatan Nuklear PPUM sehingga menimbulkan kebimbangan terhadap kesihatan kakitangan dan pesakit.

Nur Fauzia yang kini disahkan menghidap Kanser Hodgkin's Lymphoma tahap empat dilaporkan berkata, dia terpaksa dibersarakan awal kerana tidak lagi mampu bekerja dan masih menjalani rawatan kemoterapi.

Katanya, setakat ini, dia menjalani lebih 20 kitaran kemoterapi selain mendakwa penyakit dihidapinya berpunca daripada kesan pendedahan radiasi jangka panjang atau dikenali sebagai 'stochastic effect'.

Mengulas lanjut mengenai pemberian pampasan itu, Wan Azmir berkata, mekanisme berkenaan boleh menggunakan standard perlindungan insurans bagi menentukan kadar pampasan berdasarkan penyakit yang dialami serta kesan terhadap kualiti hidup mangsa.

Beliau berkata, antara cabaran dihadapi dalam kes seperti itu ialah kesukaran mendapatkan pengesahan pakar bagi mengaitkan penyakit dengan tempat kerja berkenaan.

Sementara itu, pihak peguam berkata, mereka sedang berusaha mendapatkan kenyataan bertulis daripada beberapa individu yang didakwa turut mengalami masalah kesihatan ketika bekerja di unit sama bagi membantu menentukan sama ada terdapat pola kes yang perlu disiasat.

Wan Azmir berkata, pihaknya perlu mengenal pasti individu berkenaan serta mendapatkan keterangan dan dokumen berkaitan sebelum sebarang kesimpulan boleh dibuat mengenai punca penyakit mereka.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, turut dituntut supaya kerajaan menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Siasatan Diraja (RCI) bagi menyiasat dakwaan pendedahan radiasi terhadap pekerja di PPUM, selain meminta dokumen berkaitan perolehan dan kelulusan mesin PET-CT didedahkan.

Pihak peguam sebelum ini mendakwa sudah empat bulan menunggu pertemuan dengan pengurusan PPUM bagi membincangkan penyelesaian, namun sehingga kini, tiada sebarang pertemuan diatur.

Justeru Wan Azmir berkata, pihaknya akan mengambil tindakan undang-undang dalam tempoh dua hingga tiga minggu sekiranya tiada perkembangan lanjut daripada PPUM.

"Apa yang kami mahu daripada PPUM ialah untuk menentukan sama ada mereka adalah pihak yang menyebabkan Nur Fauzia mendapat kanser. Jika PPUM memang pihak yang terbabit, mereka sepatutnya memberikan pampasan.

"Jika bukan, sudah tentu tindakan undang-undang tidak sepatutnya diambil terhadap mereka," katanya.

Wan Azmir berkata, pihaknya mahu menentukan sama ada penyakit Nur Fauzia berpunca daripada pendedahan atau proses keselamatan.

Wan Azmir berkata, pihaknya mahu menentukan sama ada penyakit Nur Fauzia berpunca daripada pendedahan atau proses keselamatan yang tidak dipatuhi.

Dalam pada itu, Nur Fauzia turut menggesa kerajaan mempertimbangkan pemberian elaun kritikal atau elaun khas kepada juru-X-ray dan pekerja lain yang terdedah kepada radiasi sebagai sebahagian daripada perlindungan pekerjaan.

Katanya, manfaat dan perlindungan sedia ada untuk pekerja terbabit juga wajar dikaji semula, termasuk aspek peralatan perlindungan diri (PPE) dan cuti berkaitan pendedahan radiasi.

"Saya rasa mungkin kerajaan boleh buat satu inisiatif, manfaat tambahan kepada juru-X-ray. Mungkin cuti radiasi 14 hari itu ditambah atau diberikan elaun kritikal atau elaun khas kepada semua juru X-ray di Malaysia.

"Juru-X-ray mempunyai pekerjaan yang berisiko dan mungkin kerajaan boleh kaji semula manfaat, PPE atau elaun kritikal kepada mereka," katanya.

Nur Fauzia berkata, beliau kini tidak lagi bekerja dan hanya menerima pencen, selain tidak menerima pampasan khusus berkaitan penyakit yang dialaminya.

"Saya sudah kehilangan keupayaan untuk bekerja dan terpaksa bersara awal selepas melalui rawatan kanser.

"Ramai yang tahu mengenai perkara ini, tetapi mereka masih bekerja dan takut untuk tampil ke hadapan. Disebabkan itu saya tampil kerana tidak mahu perkara yang sama berlaku kepada pekerja lain yang masih terdedah kepada radiasi.

"Kalau benar ada risiko kepada pekerja, kerajaan perlu mengambil tindakan supaya keselamatan mereka lebih terjamin," katanya.

Artikel oleh: Harian Metro

BEKAS JURURADIOGRAFI PPUM MAHU SAMAN HOSPITAL

https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2026/09/1413516/bekas-jururadiografi-ppum-mahu-saman-hospital

Friday, September 18, 2026

AKTIVITI | PPIM ADAKAN PERBINCANGAN BERSAMA FINAS - PPIM - 17/09/2026

PPIM telah mengadakan sesi pertemuan bersama Datuk Azmir Saifuddin, CEO Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia (FINAS).

Pertemuan tersebut memberi fokus kepada sesi perbincangan mengenai pembangunan AI Cinematic.

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