Our work in Malaysia
WHO vision and mission
The founding vision of WHO is a world in which all people attain the highest possible standard of health and well-being. The WHO mission is to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. WHO works with a commitment to human rights, universality and equity, based on the principles espoused in the WHO Constitution.
Core functions of WHO include: providing leadership on matters crucial to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed; shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge; setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation; articulating ethical and evidence- based policy options; providing technical support to catalyse changes; building sustainable institutional capacity; and monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends.
In order to provide effective support, the WHO country office leverages the three levels of the Organization: to focus support where it can make a difference; to place the right people in the right places; to engage partners effectively; to enhance communications; and to improve operational intelligence.
Malaysia now has significant internal technical capacity in many areas and receives minimal development aid. WHO primarily provides technical and policy advice, advocacy, and capacity-building in specialized areas.
Priorities of WHO in Malaysia
Malaysia now has significant internal technical capacity in many areas and receives minimal development aid. WHO primarily provides technical and policy advice, advocacy, and capacity-building in specialized areas. WHO's continued efforts in Malaysia focus on sustaining universal health coverage. This includes periodic review of implementation of national plans for health and collaboration to reach strategic priorities while addressing critical bottlenecks in the health system:
- development of strategies and capacities to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from health emergencies;
- direction for service delivery architecture and service model to address the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases, an ageing population and the increasing health care cost.
- health workforce planning in light of service delivery transformation;
- suitable health financing options to address fiscal constraints on Malaysia's health system;
- health technology assessment (HTA) mechanisms and processes to link with existing resource allocation processes;
- integration of health information systems to underpin ongoing monitoring to achieve optimum efficiency and effectiveness;
- implementation of research and use of innovation.
Malaysia - WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2024-2028
The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) is a strategic plan that outlines how the World Health Organization (WHO) will collaborate with a Member State, tailored to the country’s developmental stage and addressing its most pressing health issues. Developed in consultation with the Ministry of Health Malaysia and other stakeholders, the Malaysia-WHO CCS 2024-2028 sets out a medium-term vision aligned with national health policies and WHO General Programme of Work 14 (GPW14). It identifies key areas where WHO can provide unique value in advancing the health agenda in Malaysia as agreed between WHO and the Government of Malaysia. The document also highlights the continued engagement and collaborations of Malaysia to Regional and Global health, aligned to the regional priorities for health in the Western Pacific Region.
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Technical consultation on control of zoonotic malaria: meeting report, Geneva, Switzerland, 5–7 November...
This publication summarizes the outcomes of a technical consultation on the control of zoonotic malaria. The meeting brought together national malaria...
The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) is WHO’s strategic framework to guide the Organization’s work in and with a country. It responds to...
Bringing high-impact, good-quality and low-cost eye care closer to home: a case study of Klinik Katarak-Kementerian...
Health innovation is the creation and implementation of novel processes, products, programmes, policies or systems that lead to transformations or improvements...
Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2022 - 30 June...
Covering the period from July 2022 to June 2023, this Report highlights how WHO in the Western Pacific Region has worked to turn the hard lessons of the...
Malaysia is a multicultural society, comprising a federation of 13 states and three territories in a parliamentary democracy. As an upper-middle-income...
During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, public health measures in Malaysia to control the spread of the virus – such as lockdowns,...
The refugee and asylum-seeking populations in Malaysia face several psychosocial stressors, including the inability to secure safe and stable employment,...
Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2021 - 30 June...
This report, covering the period from July 2021 to June 2022, highlights how WHO continued supporting countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region...
Universal health coverage for sexual and reproductive health in Malaysia: evidence brief
There are several studies pertaining to various aspects of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in Malaysia, and universal health coverage...
Zeroing in on malaria elimination
Since 2017, WHO has supported a group of 21 malaria-eliminating countries through a special initiative called the “E-2020”. This report charts...
Media toolkit to prevent and address stigma associated with the migrant population in Malaysia in response...
This media toolkit provides a summary of the current challenges that migrants and non-citizens face in the context of COVID-19 in Malaysia, and ways that...
