KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Malaysia lacks a central agency to coordinate long-term care, leaving responsibilities fragmented across ministries as the country approaches a rapidly ageing population, industry stakeholders warn.
Jacob Thomas, head of the Private Healthcare Productivity Nexus under the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), called for a Cabinet-directed body to coordinate efforts across the ministries of health, finance, and women, family and community development, as well as private sector players.
He cited the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) as an example of how a central agency could bring government and industry stakeholders together to develop a sector.
“With MHTC, things took off in a big way because everybody was listening to the one agency that was coordinating activities across the entire medical tourism continuum.
