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partnership between numerous agencies beyond Ministry of Health i.e. other government agencies,
NGOs and private sector for the betterment of health. This is in line with the Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG) Sector 17 (Partnership for the Goals) as outlined by United Nation and the National Blue
Ocean Strategy (NBOS).

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Malaysian Health Data Warehouse (MyHDW) Launching 18 April 2017

Source: Health Informatics Centre, Planning Division, MoH

Building on the categories of use, the potential benefits of MyHDW are multifaceted and far reaching.
The collection, management and use of health information is vital to improve the quality and efficiency
of Malaysia’s health system. This ultimately will allow health leaders to measure performance better and
ensure quality care being delivered resulting in improved health outcomes so that Life Health Record
investments will achieve value for money and that healthcare spending can be linked to measureable
outcomes.

MyHDW key benefits include:
i. High quality, trusted source of information to allow the effective
ii. management of the health system.
iii. Good access to data in a secure and privacy sensitive manner.
iv. Data is linkable and comprehensive allowing questions across the continuum of care.
v. Is integral to key health system management initiatives e.g. KPI’s, 1Care, HIMS etc.
vi. Support research and surveillance requirements
vii. Output provisioned at a variety of levels and through different tools and interfaces.
viii. Increased analytical productivity and efficiency.

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