How can we tell if our health system is healthy?


Malaysia’s health system is so large, complex and inter-connected that there is no one solution for all its problems; but we can improve it together by first deconstructing the system and understanding it.

“WHAT are the patient’s vital signs?” asks the emergency physician as the unconscious patient is hurriedly wheeled into the Accident and Emergency Department.

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