products, methods of treatment, safety, and scientific evidence showing effectiveness of these TCM’s. A
standing committee made up of representatives from the Ministry of Health, Malaysian Medical
Association (MMA), and various practitioner’s groups and universities in Malaysia, is working to create a
module which will cover the issues of TCM education, consultation and monitoring. Therefore the needs
to embark into TCM research to ensure all categories of standard are fulfilled by all practitioners are
mandatory at this stage. More study should be conducted on the use of TCM including Malay massage to
ensure the safety, quality and treatment effectiveness. Patients seeking for this type of treatments will be
more secure and taken care of by the government policy. The practitioners will be guided with a standard
guideline to secure their practice which is protected under the government acts and is accredited as one of
the approved alternative treatment of choice in Malaysia. (Subsection 1 of Section 34 of the Medical Act
of 1971 contains the following broad general exemption (253):Malaysian Government):