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COORDINATION OF MEETINGS FOR MoH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AND MoH MANAGEMENT
These meetings pave the way for the flow of information from top to bottom. It is a platform to discuss
on the latest crucial matters pertaining to the ministry and a session to update the work progress of
each division within the ministry. These meetings are specially arranged every fortnight with the top
management team of the ministry to sit together and discuss on constructive ideas for the betterment
of the organization. Table 3 is the number of meetings held for the year 2017.

Table 3
Number of The Meetings Held for the Year 2017

Meetings 2017
Special Management 14
MoH Management 3
Source: Policy and International Relations Division, MoH

COORDINATE AND PREPARE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CALENDAR
The Division takes the pleasure in compiling the events for the entire year which are related to
participation and officiating events by the top members of the ministry namely the Minister, Secretary
General and Director General. The planner functions as a guide book in systematically arranging events
and meetings throughout the year to ease preparatory process of an event.

HEALTHCARE NKEA
• HEALTHCARE NKEA STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
The Division through the Delivery Management Office (DMO) and PEMANDU/CSDU continued to
closely monitor the progress of implementation of Entry Point Projects (EPPs) through a total of two
Healthcare NKEA Steering Committee Meetings conducted in 2017. Apart from solving issues related
to the implementation of projects, the committee also discussed and endorsed new projects.

• THE LIST OF PROJECTS FOR 2017:
i. Passover process from PEMANDU to CSDU/DMO as PEMANDU ends on March 2019;
ii. NPRA and MDA - to improve application processes and approval times for licences;
iii. CCM - To proceed with EPP application process;
iv. MHTC - to defer Malaysian Year of Health and Wellness (MYHW) from 2018 to 2020;
v. Focus Group Medical Devices (FGMD) - Medical Device Export’s to be placed under MATRADE
as MDA (MoH) is a regulatory and licencing authority;
vi. MDA – MyBioScience Lab will achieve OECD status by 2017;
vii. PAHFAS - Tabled to Parliament in November 2017 and will proceed with the Drafting of Regulations
thereafter;
viii. UMHM (University Malaya Health Metropolis) - CSDU will be set up and will lead a Focus Group
comprising of UMH (University Malaya Holdings), EPU, UKAS, MOHE and MoH; and
ix. CRM/Haematogenic Labs - to facilitate the setting up as well as import/export of tissue samples
for research purposes.

CONCLUSION

Throughout 2017, the activities of the Policy and International Relations Division were carried out as
planned. This Division will continue its role as a focal point of the Ministry in various areas for which it
is responsible and will strive to achieve targets that have been set out in its yearly work plan.

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