Malaysia has a two-tier healthcare system consisting of universal public healthcare and private facilities. The government allocates 5% of its social sector budget to public healthcare, maintaining affordable medical services. Primary care costs $0.23-1.17, and seniors/disabled receive free care. Doctors must serve 4 years with public hospitals to ensure coverage. Private facilities are licensed and offer diagnostic/imaging technologies, but costs are higher. Medical tourism is growing due to quality and affordable costs.

2.  Located in Southeast Asia
 Population:30 Million
 Male/Female ratio : 1:1

3.  Healthcare in Malaysia is mainly under the
responsibility of the government's Ministry of Health.
 Malaysia has a Two tier Healthcare system consisting
of both a government-run universal healthcare
public system and a co-existing private healthcare
system.
 5% of the government social sector development
budget is allocated for public healthcare RM34
Billion (8 billion € ) yearly.
 Infant mortality rate –5.4 in 2010
 Life expectancy at birth-76 years in 2012

4.  Public healthcare in Malaysia is heavily
subsidised, as the government is
determined to maintain medical services
at an affordable and accessible level
 Primary health care costs
RM1(0.23€ )for outpatient treatment and
RM5(1.17€)for specialist care.
 Senior citizens and the disabled need not pay
for health care.
 All public hospitals are required to be
equipped with the latest in imaging
equipment/devices.

5.  The Malaysian health care system requires
doctors to perform a compulsory four years
service with public hospitals to ensure that the
manpower in these hospitals is maintained.
 Doctors are required to perform 4 years
including 2 years of housemanship and 2
years government service with public
hospitals throughout the nation, ensuring
adequate coverage of medical needs for the
general population.

9.  Generally located in urban areas.
 Equipped with the latest diagnostic and
imaging facilities.
 Fee is much higher than that of the public
sector.
 All private healthcare facilities in Malaysia are
required to be licensed under the Private
Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998
and Private Healthcare Facilities and Services
Regulations 2006. Thus, patients are assured of
optimum quality and safety

10.  The medical and dental services offered are
vast and they cost considerably less than
similar ones in neighbouring countries, and
are a mere fraction of the prices charged in
Europe.
 This balance of quality and affordability has
led to a boom in Medical tourism in recent
years.

14.  Remote areas
 Islands.

15.  In January 2011 the Malaysian
government launched a program to
renew prescriptions via mail. Medicine
via Post targets patients with chronic
diseases. To be eligible to participate
patients have to receive a certification
from a pharmacist that their condition is
stable and that they understand how to
properly use their medication.

17. AGE VACCINATION
Newborn BCG
Hepatitis B - 1st Dose
1 month Hepatitis B - 2nd dose
2 months 1st dose of the following:
- DTaP
- Hib
- IPV
3 months 2nd dose of the following:
- DTaP
- Hib
- IPV
5 months 3rd dose of the following:
- DTP
- Hib
- IPV
6 months Hepatitis B - 3rd dose
Measles
10 months Japanese Encephalitis - 1st dose

18. AGE VACCINATION
12 months 1st dose: MMR
2nd dose: Japanese Encephalitis
18 months 4th dose of the following:
- DTP
- IPV
- Hib
3rd dose of:
Japanese Encephalitis
4 years old 4th dose of Japanese Encephalitis
7 years old - BCG (if no scar)
- DT (booster)
- 2nd dose of MMR
13 years old HPV - 3 doses within 6 months
(2nd dose 1 month after 1st dose, 3rd dose 6 months after 1st
dose)
15 years old TT

19.  BCG: Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (for
tubercolosis)
 DTaP: Diptheria, Tetanus, accellular Pertussis
 IPV: Inactivated Poliovirus
 Hib: Haemophilus influenzae b
 MMR: Mumps, Measles, Rubella
 DT: Diptheria, Tetanus
 HPV: Human papillomavirus
 TT: Tetanus

21. Optional Vaccines
 Pneumococcal (2 months )
 Influenza (6 months )
 Rotavirus (6 weeks to 6 months)
 Hepatitis A (10 months )
 Chicken pox (12 months )

22.  Top 3 in International Living’s Top
healthcare systems.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/02/10/Malaysian-
healthcare-third-best-worldwide-US-magazine/
 Top destinations in Health tourism by
CNBC
 http://www.cnbc.com/id/101487998/page/7
 Worlds best hospital for Medical tourism
by MTQA
 http://www.mtqua.org/malaysia-hospital-tops-2013-list/

23.  http://www.healthworks.my/vaccination
s-schedule-malaysia/
 http://www.expatgomalaysia.com/articl
e/1677/10-private-hospitals-you-should-
know-in-kuala-lumpur
 http://www.mtqua.org/malaysia-
hospital-tops-2013-list/
 http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Natio
n/2014/02/10/Malaysian-healthcare-
third-best-worldwide-US-magazine/
 http://www.moh.gov.my/