I have read some letters to malaysiakini about the MyKad and the issue of privacy. I would like to share some information that I got about the data for the health section of the smart card. It invades the privacy of holders as well as doctors.

Here's the health data description of MyKad:

Card holder next of kin information


1) Contact person's name,
2) Address
3) Phone number

Card holder other information

1) Organ donor,
2) Insurance or payer number,
3) Medicine
4) Dosage
5) Allergies
6) Vaccination
7) Blood group
8) Long-term illness
9) Implant

Admitting hospital information

1) Admitting hospital
2) Date of admission
3) Date of discharge
4) Doctor's name
5) Doctor's phone number
6) Medicine
7) Dosage
8) Diagnosis primary and secondary,
9) Plan of care (hospital)

Visited clinic information (two sets of data)

1) Clinic name2) Date of visit
3) Doctor's name
4) Doctor's phone number
5) Diagnosis
6) Medicine
7) Dosage