The BMA was launched on Sunday by the minister of health. At long last we have an independant organisation to look into the welfare of doctors in Brunei. There are a few things that need to be fixed, to quote the minister in Brunei Times “Healthcare services in ‘dire need of help’”. We hope that apart from the questions posed by the minister on Sunday, BMA can also question some decisions of the ministry. Such discussions should be two ways.

Some of us were hoping for an election of new office bearers but this did not happen. Maybe due to lack of suitable candidates. It should be easy to find someone to lead us. We have the new VC who could lead. We could also name a few guys in RIPAS who would be suitable for the job. So please give us an election, we would vote wisely of course to choose who will lead the BMA.