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Malaysia’s healthcare system is often praised as one of the most efficient in the developing world. This is largely because access is widespread and costs are heavily subsidised. Yet beneath that reputation lies a structural strain that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. In 2023, Malaysia’s total health expenditure reached RM84.2 billion, equivalent to 4.6 percent of GDP. Public sources …

By Anas Alam Faizli Malaysia is not short of plans. Nor is it short of capital. Malaysia’s major institutional funds collectively manage close to RM2 trillion, a figure broadly comparable to the size of the economy itself. Yet national investment in research and development remains at approximately 1% of GDP, far below leading economies such as South Korea, which consistently …

Imagine 10 jumbo jets crashing every week for a year or the whole population of Petaling Jaya dying every year. The loss of life would be equivalent to the 210,000 – 440,000 deaths due to medical errors in the United States annually, based on a report from the Institute of Medicine (2013). Healthcare in America is failing, although ironically it …