What’s in a country?

A cumulative string of culture, policies and events is what forms a country. The unbridled version tells you that healthcare forms its backbone. Without healthy individuals a country is no good , short term and long term. Malaysia takes after our colonial masters forming a health system similar to the NHS whereby healthcare is a right. As such Malaysian healthcare is articled as one of the best and most cost effective. However changing times has put a strain on this. With an increased lifespan , burgeoning aged care and a proportional increase in cormorbidities , the system has felt the strain. In this constant transition , the overview of a multi factorial ingress of bureaucratic systems needs to be looked at. Whether it’s the insurance regulatory schemes , the infrastructure of facilities to cater not just to acute care but to chronic care or the mindset to keep the economy in view, we need to get a move on to maintain Malaysia up the healthcare ladder. And it’s not a bed of roses.