Challenges to be addressed in Malaysia in facing globalization:

Malaysia is one of the developing countries in the world that face the same problem in delivering health care service to the population. The government must know how to tackle the problem of rising demand with limited resources. In order to reduce the effect, we must clarify the specific problems, so that we can solve the problems effectively. Here are some problems related:

Increased industrialization:

Increased industrialization in electronics, electroplating plants, rubber, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other substances related industries have led to many diseases such as occupational disease such as acute contact dermatitis and chronic contact dermatitis as well as diseases produced by the emission of toxic discharges or contamination of food change by toxic discharges. If these toxic substances are managed properly, the problems related to the effect of toxic can be reduced.

Equity, accessibility and affordability.

Even though the urban population percentages within 5 km of a static facility is higher compared with rural population, Ministry of Health has developed Rural Health Services programme to provide coverage to rural population.

  Continuous presence of illegal immigrants.



Illegal immigrants presence in our country have given to many problems in term of health as well as social and economic impact. In term of health, some immigrants do contract and spread their communicable disease contracted in their origin country.








 

Shortages and maldistribution of Human Resources.

The shortages of human resources especially for professional group in many government health care facilities is due to brain drain of the professional that prefer to work in private setting.

Quality Services.

When we talk about quality, it is basically related to human perception and preference or in order to describe the word, we could say that it is subjective things. In order to improve the quality or at least maintain the quality at the adequate level, trained health personnel must meet the basic standards or criteria in delivering health care such as technical competency, efficiency, effectiveness, appropriateness, compassion and regard to human dignity.

                                                                                          



Financial constrains.

Economics problem is a problem that is affected by global economic status as well as national budget allocation. In 1998, a year after regional economic crisis in 1997, MOH experienced 12% cut in budget allocation. However, MOH had taken several measures to sustain the health care service to the needy that is affordable and appropriate.