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CENTER FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES RESEARCH (CHOR)

We explore the interactions and impact of actions,
services, environment, processes and culture on
the experience of individuals and communities
to improve health systems. Our current work is
in the areas of healthy aging and disease burden,
using methods including simulation and big-data
analysis.
What Next?
• System dynamics modelling
• Discrete event simulation
• Social determinants of health
• Big-data analysis

CENTER FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS RESEARCH (CHeER)
We explore how scarce resources are allocated in
the healthcare sector to optimize health outcomes.
Numerous economic theories, methods, and tools
are used to analyze the production, consumption,
and distribution of healthcare services and
goods. Research areas that we focus on are cost-
effectiveness analysis, healthcare financing, health
technology assessments and health disparities.
For example, we have conducted studies that
evaluated the impact of tuberculosis and non-
communicable disease screenings, explored
patient expenditures for cancer treatment and
estimated the cost of ambulance services.

What Next?
• System dynamics modelling
• Discrete event simulation
• Social determinants of health
• Big-data analysis

CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH (CHER)

At CHER, we have a great interest in understanding
health inequalities and how these can lead to
health inequities in Malaysia. Among the focus
areas is concerning health accessibility and
utilization of healthcare services. Via the Healthcare
Demand module, a part of the National Health
Morbidity Survey, conducted in collaboration with
the Institute for Public Health, we are able to gain
insight with regards to population health-seeking
behavior and how healthcare services are accessed
and utilized, including among the vulnerable
population.

What Next?
• Studies on geographical accessibility to health facilities
• In-depth studies on financial risk protection due to out-of-pocket health expenditure
• In-depth studies on the financial accessibility of healthcare

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