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WAY FORWARD
Medical radiation safety is becoming increasingly important since it will be one of the contributing factors
through the indicator/guides to enhance quality use in radiation equipment and radioactive substances.
MRSD will provide the expertise, technical capability and information essential to the protection of the
patients, workers and the public.

In addition, existing activities and programs will be expanded in line with technological developments
involving the use of radiation modalities to meet the complex medical needs while complying with current
standards and regulations. These include efforts to expand the scope of activities related to security,
safeguards and public engagement to support the Ministry of Health to address issues related to the
effects of radiation on public health.

The establishment of MRSD is to strengthen and expand the existing medical radiation safety activities
in complying with all the standards and current regulation requirements related to safety, security
and safeguard for the needs of MoH services. MRSD will continue to regulate the usage of ionizing
radiation in medical to ensure the safety and health of patient, worker and public through transformation,
technology, innovation and quality approach.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

National Insitutes of Health (NIH) was started in seventh Malaysian Plan (7MP). NIH consists of Institute
for Medical Research (IMR), Institute for Public Health (IPH), Clinical Research Center (CRC), Institute
for Health Management (IHM), Institute for Health Systems Research (IHSR), Institute for Health
Behavioural Research (IHBR) and NIH Secretariat. NIH were responsible to conduct health related
research for the Ministry of Health (MoH) and provide evidence to improve health delivery. NIH also
monitor MoH research activities from setting up health research priority until translation of research
output (change of policy, improvement of clinical practice guideline, effective health management and
health promotion, enhancing service delivery through technological innovation).

In 2016 the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) has approved four (4) research cluster for 11MP, namely:
i. National Health Survey (NHS)
ii. Burden of Diseases (BOD)
iii. Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)
iv. Sustainable Environment and Climate Change.

Figure 15 showed number of research projects conducted by NIH in 2016 and 2017.

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