KUALA LUMPUR: Investigation on the death of the Deputy Prime Minister’s son-in-law, Datuk Syed Alman Zain Syed Alwi who died following treatment at a dental clinic in Bangsar here yesterday is underway to determine the cause of death.
Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said it was still too early to ascertain the cause of death and hoped the public would not speculate on the matter.
“The investigation started yesterday and it is still too early to come to a conclusion,” he said after opening the 2016 Malaysia International Healthcare Exhibition and Conference here, today.
Syed Alman Zain, the husband of Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s eldest daughter, Datuk Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid, died while undergoing dental treatment in Bangsar here yesterday.
Syed Alman Zain, 44, was reported to have gone to the clinic at 6pm for dental treatment with a friend following which he became unconscious.
According to a family member, he was rushed to the University Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) and was confirmed dead.Meanwhile, Dr Subramaniam said his ministry was looking for a formula towards improving health service at private hospitals nationwide including on the issue of monitoring and controlling the fee rates for patients.
He said the ministry was studying the implementation of the same audit system as in government hospital.
He said this was important so that only reasonable charges applicable to the diseases were imposed on patients.
“Some private hospitals use MRI on patients whilst the problem can be solved by only using the CT scan which is much cheaper,” he said. --Bernama
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