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H E A L T H C A R E D E M A N D V O L U M E III
Volume in this series
The report comprises of several volumes, as follows:
i. Volume I : Methodology and General Findings
ii. Volume II : Non-Communicable Disease, Risk Factors and Other Health Problems
iii. Volume III : Healthcare Demand
iv. Volume IV : Traditional & Complementary Medicine
DEDICATION
Every person deserves the right to be the best in life, and health, an integral element that
etermines the quality of life of a person, is central to life. This team dedicates this work on the
perceived needs for health and healthcare towards the realization of this dream.
We hope that this report inspires and helps others to join us in this effort, for the love of
humanity.
COPYRIGHT
© 2015 Institute for Public Health & Institute for Health Systems Research, National Institutes of
Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
ISBN: 978-983-2387-24-4
DISCLAIMER
The views, interpretations, implications, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this
paper are those of the contributors alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the
other investigators participating in the project nor the views or policy of the Ministry of Health
Malaysia.
AUTHORS’ STATEMENT & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We thank the Director-General of Health for his permission to publish this report, and for the
support that enabled the community survey to be conducted. Gratitude to Dr Shahnaz Binti
Murad, the Deputy Director-General of Health (Research and Technical Support) for her vision,
guidance and support that led to this report.
We thank the Director and staff of the Institute of Public Health for their commendable efforts in
the planning, organization and logistics of the community survey, without which we would not be
able to produce this report today. Special gratitude to the Director, Dr Tahir Aris and his team for
their tireless and patient efforts towards higher response rates, data integrity and quality.
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