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Dr Mahani Bt Ahmad Dr Mahani Bt Ahmad Dr Mahani Bt Ahmad NATIONAL HEALTH FINANCING (NHF) SECTION
National Health Financing (NHF) is a section under Planning Division which carries the function to
study, design and establish healthcare system transformation that covers the aspects of Malaysia
Speaker Hamidy Dr Tanty Darwina Dr Uma Ponnudurai Dr Najwa Misdan Hamidy Hamidy Systems Research and collaboration with the Joint Learning Network and World Health Organization.
health system financing. In 2017, many activities of NHF have been carried out under Malaysia Health

MALAYSIA HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH

The collaboration with Harvard University continued under Malaysian Health Systems Research
Topic of Presentation and Administrative Resource Management on Briefing Introductory MoH’s Strategic Plan for Malacca State Health Department Country Presentation On MoH’s Roles & Functions Doctors of Malaysia: Projections until 2030 Agenda Setting in Policy Development Implementation: Translation of Policy into (MHSR) Part 2. MHSR Part 2 focuses on providing research, analysis and technical guidance for the
implementation of health system reform initiatives based on the recommendations at the end of MHSR
part 1, namely, development of non-profit Voluntary Health insurance (VHI), Enhanced Primary Health
Care (EnPHC), organizational transformation (OT) of MOH and strategic purchasing function.

NHF section leads all the activities related to implementation of VHI with guidance from Harvard team,
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led by Professor William Hsiao. For the development of the VHI organization, NHF had conducted
SDG
meetings with senior officials of MoH and other government agencies including Ministry of Finance
in
(MOF), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Attorney General’s Chambers
Community Kubang analysis with Harvard team on the design of the benefit package, initial target populations, premium
(AGC), and Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC). NHF also conducts collaborative research and
estimation, market analysis, strategic purchasing and management of hospital revenue.
Table 2 Presentation by Health Policy and Plan’s members in 2017 Date / Place of HUSM, Kerian, Kelantan 6 Nov 2017 Professor William Hsiao has made periodic visits to Malaysia for about 4 times on February, April, June
and November 2017 to provide advice on the implementation of VHI and to monitor the progress of the
UPM, Selangor 24 Jan 2017 MITC, Melaka 28 Mac 2017 Manila, Philippines 24 to 26 May 2017 JPA, Putrajaya 6 Sept 2017 Sarawak 10 to 13 Sept 2017 Department Medicine, had discussions with the Minister of Health, Secretary General of Health, Director General of Health,
development of the operations of the VHI organization. During these visits, Professor William Hsiao has

second Minister of Finance, actuary from VHI organization and other senior officials of MoH to guide on
the governance of the VHI organization, VHI model and its detailed business plan, operationalization

and Health of VHI as well as the long-term strategy, social purpose and the linkages of VHI organization.
In addition to the collaborative research and analysis and technical guidance from Harvard team,
Ministry of Health Universal the organization to operate the VHI successfully. In February 2017, a consultative seminar was held
capacity building workshop and seminar have been organized to build the capacity and capability of

in Putrajaya involving high level executives with significant experience in health insurance, MOH top
management, MOF representatives, VHI Project Management team, Harvard team and chaired by
Event Talk on Management of Health Program Introductory Briefing on MoH Strategic Plan Workshop: Technical Workshop on Indicators, Data & Methods for Monitoring Sustainable Goals and Coverage in the Western Pacific Region Workshop on Health Sector Productivity 5 th Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health Course on Policy and Ethics in Health for the honourable Minister of Health. The international health Insurance executives
in the seminar represent experiences from Australia, Asia, the United States, as well as local expert in
insurance industry. The consultative seminar serves to crystallize several critical issues pertaining to
The Bangladesh Welfare’s delegates. for Malacca State Health Department Development Public Health Doctor Program Source: Health Policy and Plan Unit, Planning Division, MoH development of VHI organization including governance, operationalization, recruitment and business
plan of the VHI.

In addition, a capacity building workshop on Strategic Purchasing and Provider Performance
Measurement was held in June 14, 2017. The workshop was conducted by Professor Winnie Yip from

for Research Harvard University to discuss on the conceptual framework, provider payment methods as well as the
strategic purchasing options for VHI.
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