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National Policy for Quality in Healthcare
Bridging Silos, Accelerating Improvements
1.2 Overview of the Malaysian Healthcare System
At present, Malaysia has a dichotomous public-private system of health care services
delivery (Figure 1). In the public sector, the Ministry of Health is the main provider
of healthcare services in the country, services are also provided by other ministries
such as the Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Women,
Family and Community Development, Ministry of Home Affairs as well as the Ministry
of Housing and Local Government.
Figure 1: Schematic Overview of Malaysian Healthcare System
The private sector, which includes for-profit companies, non-profit organisations,
educational institutions, and individual practitioners, contributes significantly to the
provision of health care services and is governed by the Private Healthcare Facilities
and Services Act.
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