24th April 2010
It is my pleasure to greet all of you when you access this Web Page.
Our Specialty is Primary Health Care. Primary health care is a people-centred approach to health that makes prevention as important as cure. As part of this preventive approach, it tackles the root causes of ill health, also in non-health sectors, thus offering an upstream attack on threats to health.
A primary health care approach is the most efficient, fair, and cost-effective way to organize a health system. It can prevent much of the disease burden, and it can also prevent people with minor complaints from flooding the emergency wards of hospitals. Decades of experience tell us that primary health care produces better outcomes, at lower costs, and with higher user satisfaction.
When people are asked to name the top problems that they and their families face, financial worries usually head the list, closely followed by health.
The Academy of Family Physicians participated in The 10th Malaysia Health Plan National Conference to look in depth into the 1 Care for 1 Malaysia “National Health Plan which is a “structured national health system that is responsive, provides choice of quality health care and ensures universal coverage for health care needs of our population based on solidarity and equity."
I would like to share with you the three (3) Key Result Areas (KRA) of the Health Sector for the 10th Malaysia Planfor you to prepare for the future .
1. Health Sector Transformation towards a more efficient and effective health system in ensuring universal access to healthcare,
Transforming the healthcare delivery system in phases by integrating Public-Private health services , beginning with Primary Care services , driven by a unified healthcare financing system
· Making the Primary Care services the thrust of the healthcare system by providing effective
care co-ordination and gate keeping.
· Transforming the healthcare delivery system to be accessible to all with higher quality of care
· Strengthening of Primary, secondary and tertiary care services by enhancing networking,
referral systems and integration of the public and private facilities.
2. Health Awareness and Healthy Lifestyle, :
· To increase access to health knowledge through the conduct of a Healthy Lifestyle Campaign
using social marketing strategy , with a focus on healthy eating , physical activity, anti-smoking
education and mental health advice .
· To motivate Individuals, Family and Community to acquire knowledge and skill through the
establishment of interactive Healthy Lifestyle initiatives at strategic locations.
· To increase opportunities to participate and practice healthy lifestyle in various settings using
structured intervention programmes with a supportive environment.
· To strengthen the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of healthy lifestyle programmes
and activities through advocacy, intersectoral collaboration and establishment of a
BehaviorSurveillance System.
3. Empowering Individuals , Families and Community to be Responsible for their own Health,
· To increase health literacy by providing health information and facilitate adoption of good health
practices through creative and innovative interventions.
· To build capacity among individuals, families and community to enable them to make healthier
choices through creating a supportive environment.
· To mobilize civil societies to participate in high impact community –based health activities
towards enhancing social change.
· To emphasize and enhance the role of the Primary Healthcare Providers in empoweringindividuals, families and community.
To be able to participate in the 10th MP , three areas of effort on your part are essential
