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National Policy for Quality in Healthcare
Bridging Silos, Accelerating Improvements
1.4 The Need for National Policy for Quality in
Healthcare for Malaysia
The need to have a new national policy and strategy for quality in healthcare in Malaysia
stems from the strong belief that quality is the foundation of healthcare, that healthcare
is a public good, and that every citizen should have universal access to healthcare of
good quality to lead productive lives. These principles underpin the solid commitment
of the Malaysian Government towards attaining the noble goal of UHC for its rakyat or
citizens, whereby no one is left behind.
The scope and elements inside this new policy are upgraded to align with the current
global frameworks for quality in healthcare including a strong focus on the primary
health care approach in achieving UHC.
Thus, this policy has been named as the NATIONAL POLICY FOR QUALITY IN
HEALTHCARE which will subsequently be referred to as the NPQH.
The following are eight rationales for the establishment of the NPQH:
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