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INTRODUCTION

The Policy and International Relations Division is responsible for the formulation of non-clinical policies
for the nation’s health sector. The Division coordinates matters related to the Cabinet, acts as the focal
point for the Ministry of Health (MoH) with respect to the international relations including the World
Health Organization (WHO), and responsible for promoting the local healthcare industry as well as the
Delivery Management Office (DMO) for the Healthcare National Key Economic Area (NKEA).

Activities are carried out by three (3)Sections of the Division, as listed below:
i. Policy and International Relations Section;
ii. Health Services Industry and Secretariat Section; and
iii. Delivery Management Office, Healthcare NKEA.

ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

CABINET RELATED MATTERS
In 2017, this Division prepared and coordinated 15 Cabinet Notes and 34 Memorandums for tabling at
the Cabinet Meeting. This Division also provided inputs and facilitated the preparation of 78 comments
on Memorandums received from other ministries as well as 41 feedbacks to decisions made by the
Cabinet throughout the year 2017.

HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS WITHIN MoH
The Division also serves as the secretariat for three (3) high level meetings in the Ministry. In 2017,
29 Post-Cabinet Meetings, three (3) Mini Post-Cabinet Meetings, four (4) Management Meetings and
nine (9) Special Management Meetings were held.

ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION UNDER THE MALAYSIA HEALTH SYSTEM RESEARCH
The MoH in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health (Harvard Team) has entered phase
two of Malaysia Health System Research (MHSR) and the Division serves as the Coordinator of the
component of Organizational Transformation (OT). The main goal of OT was for collaborative learning
for MoH to formulate reconstruction and organizational change in the national health system, for example
in the field of finance, strategic purchasing, regulation and delivery of health care services. Also, to
provide guidance in organizational change to support changes in service delivery and funding of health.

In 2017, three (3) main activity in OT to ensure the successful implementation of this study are:
i. Engagement with Divisions/Units/Departments /Agencies under the MoH and also involving the
Divisions/Units/Departments/Agencies of other Ministries to obtain input and feedback on the
governance, roles and functions of each Divisions/Units/ Departments/Agencies in the current
organizational structure of MoH;
ii. Webinar Sessions to share experiences from countries that have gone through the process of health
care system transformation. Webinar with Poland and Chile were held on 7 November 2017 and
20 December 2017. The next webinar session will be held with Thailand and Australia in 2018; and
iii. Two (2) day Workshop is expected to be held in April 2018 and will involve the related Divisions/
Units/Departments/Agencies under the MoH.

AS COORDINATOR FOR 10 KEY POINTS YB MINISTER OF HEALTH

In line with the second core of the Eleventh Malaysian Plan to enhance the well-being of the people,
the Ministry of Health Malaysia Strategic Plan 2016 - 2020 was created with one of its objectives

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