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EXTENDED EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2

INTRODUCTION

alaysia inherited a health system from the British upon independence in 1957
Mand the healthcare system had evolved from a simple single provider system to
multiple providers. The Malaysia healthcare system is categorised as public and
private sector providers interacting with one another. The Ministry of Health (MOH)
Malaysia is the largest provider of public healthcare, alongside health care providers
under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education (university healthcare facilities) and
the Ministry of Defence (military healthcare facilities). Private health care providers,
among others, include private hospitals, private clinics, private maternity homes,
private nursing homes, private hospice and private haemodialysis centres.

The health care services in the public sector are highly subsidised by the government, while
individual and some private health insurance or corporations are funding the private sector
through fee-for-service. In the 11th Malaysia Plan, 2016-2020, Malaysia is continuously
aiming to increase the accessibility of the people to the health care services while at the
same time working towards improving the quality of services provided. The delivery of health
service involves a team of health personnel comprising of a doctor, nurse, assistant medical
officer, healthcare assistant, pharmacists, assistant pharmacist and others. The oral health
care service team consists of dentist and dental therapist, who provide direct patient care.

MOH offers a comprehensive range of health care services which includes health promotion,
disease prevention, curative and rehabilitative care. Health care services are provided
through facilities that include specialist and non-specialist hospitals and clinics. Another
initiative in the delivery of health care is through the home-based care by a domiciliary
team, where outreach services made possible by mobile teams and mobile clinics serving
communities in rural areas, the urban poor, indigenous people and communities in the
interior of Sarawak and Sabah. The non-operating dental personnel are the dental surgery
assistant, dental technologist and health assistant.

SUPPLY AND NEEDS-BASED REQUIREMENT PROJECTIONS OF MALAYSIAN HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH 2016 - 2030