#Budget2021 must invest in #SihatBersama2030
There is a large Gap in Malaysia’s Investment in Health
Pooled Health Expenditure = USD 420 per capita
Malaysia’s Health Expenditure = USD 244 per capita
Malaysia’s Investment Gap = USD 176 per capita
There is a large Gap in Malaysia’s Investment in Health
Pooled Health Expenditure = USD 420 per capita
Malaysia’s Health Expenditure = USD 244 per capita
Malaysia’s Investment Gap = USD 176 per capita
#Budget2021 must invest in #SihatBersama2030
Government investment in health has declined from
⁃a high of 2.14% of GDP in 2003 to
⁃1.89% of GDP under BN
⁃2.0% of GDP (PH) in 2020
Malaysia’s Investment in Health is insufficient
The target is 4.0% of GDP
Government investment in health has declined from
⁃a high of 2.14% of GDP in 2003 to
⁃1.89% of GDP under BN
⁃2.0% of GDP (PH) in 2020
Malaysia’s Investment in Health is insufficient
The target is 4.0% of GDP
#SihatBersama2030
Govt investments alone NOT sustainable
-Low pooled financing (62%)
-Dependent on federal budget
-Decline in govt expenditure as %GDP
-Stagnant Private Health Insurance
-High Medical Price Inflation (13.6%)
-High out-of-pocket spending-RM 2,827/household/yr
Govt investments alone NOT sustainable
-Low pooled financing (62%)
-Dependent on federal budget
-Decline in govt expenditure as %GDP
-Stagnant Private Health Insurance
-High Medical Price Inflation (13.6%)
-High out-of-pocket spending-RM 2,827/household/yr
#Budget2021 must invest in #SihatBersama2030
Malaysia’s Hospital Beds/1000 pop < Upper Middle Income Average
Critical Care Beds/1000 pop <S’pore
Doctors/1000 pop <S’pore/S.Korea
Nurses/1000 pop is 50% of OECD
Malaysia’s Hospital Beds/1000 pop < Upper Middle Income Average
Critical Care Beds/1000 pop <S’pore
Doctors/1000 pop <S’pore/S.Korea
Nurses/1000 pop is 50% of OECD
Is it any wonder that M’sia’s Health Performance is SUB-PAR!
Male life expectancy at 60yr=good proxy for NCD management
We r behind Taiwan, HK, S’pore, NZ
They have a faster rate of improvement from a higher starting point
There is a widening performance gap bet M’sia and them
Male life expectancy at 60yr=good proxy for NCD management
We r behind Taiwan, HK, S’pore, NZ
They have a faster rate of improvement from a higher starting point
There is a widening performance gap bet M’sia and them
#Budget2021
Malaysia’s lacklustre Health Performance is disconcerting!
Even where we have traditionally been strong eg Maternal & Child Health (MCH), we have not made further progress in the 21st century
Mortality rates which declined 30yr post-Merdeka has flattened since 2000
Malaysia’s lacklustre Health Performance is disconcerting!
Even where we have traditionally been strong eg Maternal & Child Health (MCH), we have not made further progress in the 21st century
Mortality rates which declined 30yr post-Merdeka has flattened since 2000
There is an epidemic of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD)
1.7M live with Diabetes+High BP+High Cholesterol
3.4M live with 2 of these
High sugar/BP/cholesterol r major risks factors for CardioVascular Diseases
Stroke+Heart Attacks (CVD) are the leading Causes of Deaths in Malaysia
1.7M live with Diabetes+High BP+High Cholesterol
3.4M live with 2 of these
High sugar/BP/cholesterol r major risks factors for CardioVascular Diseases
Stroke+Heart Attacks (CVD) are the leading Causes of Deaths in Malaysia
1 in 5 adults in M’sia have Diabetes=3.9 Million
The trend of Diabetes is increasing fr 2011-2019:
- From 7.2% to 9.4%
- 8.9% did not know that they have Diabetes in 2019
- Most young adults from 18-49yr did not know that they have Diabetes #Budget2021 must invest in HEALTH
The trend of Diabetes is increasing fr 2011-2019:
- From 7.2% to 9.4%
- 8.9% did not know that they have Diabetes in 2019
- Most young adults from 18-49yr did not know that they have Diabetes #Budget2021 must invest in HEALTH
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