ABSTRACT
Malaysia has an emerging multi-sector economy and a two-tier system for delivering health care services: a government-led and funded public sector, and a thriving private sector. The national Malaysian health care system is publicly funded, and it was set up to emphasize efficiency, rationality and socially just principles of health care. Malaysia aims to become a fully developed nation by the year 2020, and women's health care priorities are set to change. The progress of social policy in respect to Malaysian health care has been influenced by factors such as the involvement of government, equitable growth, levels of transparency and preference for moderation, as well as a degree of general and political consensus. However, while Malaysian society is changing rapidly because of economic growth, interdependencies arising from a complex mix of cultural elements have prevented serious threats to national unity and political stability.
