Securing Malaysia's Public Healthcare System

Dr Khor Swee Kheng, Co-founder, Malaysian Health Coalition

17-Aug-22 07:15

Securing Malaysia's Public Healthcare System

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Putrajaya expects to table the Health White Paper in Parliament in November. The aim is to ensure a sustainable and resilient health system that can survive changes in the government. It is also looking to increase health expenditure from the current 2.59% to 5% of GDP. Dr Khor Swee Kheng, co-founder of the Malaysian Health Coalition talks to us about how effective these proposals might be.

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: education, government, health policy

Tags: Malaysian Health White Paper, ministry of health,

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