Kertas Putih Kesihatan (Health White Paper) – Do we know about it?

🇲🇾 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 (𝗛𝗪𝗣) – 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻

Full version of HWP >>> LINK (pdf)

🧭 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁?

The Health White Paper is a 15-year plan (2023–2038) by the Ministry of Health Malaysia to improve the national healthcare system – making it more fair, sustainable, and high quality for everyone.

🎯 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀

1️⃣ Improve health services – especially at the community level.

2️⃣ Focus more on prevention, not just treatment.

3️⃣ Make healthcare funding more efficient and fair.

4️⃣ Strengthen the system and its workforce.

🔑 𝟰 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠

1️⃣💉 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀

> Build 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 combining public + private providers.

> Use digital tools like Electronic Medical Records.

> Let public hospitals have more autonomy (more decision-making power).

2️⃣ 🏃‍♂️ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

> Promote healthy lifestyle and early screening.

> Involve employers, shops, and the public in keeping people healthy.

3️⃣ 💰 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 & 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴

> Increase healthcare spending up to 5% of national income (GDP).

> Create a Health Fund to cover basic services from public and private providers.

> Explore other funding (like zakat, waqf, donations).

4️⃣ 🏛 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

> MOH becomes more of a policymaker, not just a service provider.

> Train and retain more healthcare workers.

> Set up an independent body to monitor reform progress.

🕰 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

> Years 1–5: Start changes, pilot projects, digital health.

> Years 6–10: Expand reforms and fine-tune them.

> Years 11–15: Fully roll out the new system.

🤝 𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱?

> Ministry of Health (MOH)

> World Health Organization (WHO)

> Public, private sector, NGOs, and the public

⚠️ 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗦

> Needs enough funding 💸

> Needs strong political support 🏛

> Some people may resist change 🙅

𝓜𝓸𝓱𝓪𝓶𝓪𝓭 𝓡𝓪𝓲𝓶𝓲 𝓡𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷