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  • 12 - Leadership and Governance

  • from Section II
  • Edited by Jo. M. Martins, Indra Pathmanathan, David T. Tan, Shiang Cheng Lim, Pascale Allotey
  • Book:
    Systems Thinking Analyses for Health Policy and Systems Development
    Published online:
    04 September 2021
    Print publication:
    26 August 2021, pp 402-446
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    Leadership and governance in Malaysia have been key to success in the planning and implementation of health services and their outcomes and in the shifts and corrections needed. Health is the responsibility of the federal government, but some areas are under the authority of state governments. The chapter illustrates how Malaysia adopted a holistic approach to health policies by embedding them in the context of national development policies. The ministry of health (MoH) is the major provider of health services. Health professionals in the MoH demonstrated leadership by advising on health priorities and taking responsibility for the formulation/implementation of intervention programmes and regulating the private health sector. They have achieved substantial balanced health development with greater equity. Analysis of the role of the MoH illustrates several essential elements of leadership. The MoH is also engaged in international health collaboration, both as a receiver of mostly technical advice from international organisations and as a giver of support to other developing countries.