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Health care delivery in Malaysia: changes, challenges and champions

Author(s) -

Susan Thomas,

LooSee Beh,

Rusli Bin Nordin

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of public health in africa

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 2038-9930

pISSN - 2038-9922

DOI - 10.4081/jphia.2011.e23

Subject(s) - health care , general partnership , business , christian ministry , health care delivery , service delivery framework , health services , hrhis , nursing , public health , medicine , health policy , service (business) , economic growth , environmental health , political science , finance , marketing , population , economics , law

Since 1957, there has been major reorganization of health care services in Malaysia. This article assesses the changes and challenges in health care delivery in Malaysia and how the management in health care processes has evolved over the years including equitable health care and health care financing. The health care service in Malaysia is changing towards wellness service as opposed to illness service. The Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH), being the main provider of health services, may need to manage and mobilize better health care services by providing better health care financing mechanisms. It is recommended that partnership between public and private sectors with the extension of traditional medicine complementing western medicine in medical therapy continues in the delivery of health care

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