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The concept of district health management in Malaysia

Background: In Malaysia, public health services sector are administered by the Ministry of Health through its central headquarters to the state and district offices. The District Health Offices particularly manage and coordinate the delivery of an effective, efficient and affordable health services...

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Main Authors:	Z., Liyanatul Najwa, Z., Nadiatul Ima, Wan M. K., Noor Haslinda I., S., Intan Syafinaz, H., Hasneezah, S., VC Anuratha, I., Hafeez, I., Faisal, A. M., Rosliza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Community Health Society Malaysia (CHSM) 2016
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52956/1/The%20concept%20of%20district%20health%20management%20in%20Malaysia.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52956/
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spelling	my.upm.eprints.529562017-11-22T10:01:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52956/ The concept of district health management in Malaysia Z., Liyanatul Najwa Z., Nadiatul Ima Wan M. K., Noor Haslinda I. S., Intan Syafinaz H., Hasneezah S., VC Anuratha I., Hafeez I., Faisal A. M., Rosliza Background: In Malaysia, public health services sector are administered by the Ministry of Health through its central headquarters to the state and district offices. The District Health Offices particularly manage and coordinate the delivery of an effective, efficient and affordable health services in the districts throughout Malaysia. Materials and Methods: The information and statistics used in this article are based on the data collected from reports, articles, and publications by the Ministry of Health Malaysia and journals published pertaining to the District Health Management in Malaysia. Result: A District Health Office is entrusted with two major roles; to deliver public health services and to manage resources within a district. Led by a Public Health Physician, it acts as a body to oversee the execution of the national health policies and strategies at the ground level and serves to enforce existing health related legislation. It is also responsible in disease monitoring and surveillance and also the achievement of specific health indicators for each activity. There are six major services provided by the District Health Office, namely the Family Health, Disease Control, Occupational Health, Food Quality Control, Health Education, as well as Environmental Health and Water Supply Services. Conclusion: A District Health Office functions as the basic operational level in Malaysia healthcare system. Being the backbone in government healthcare system, it is essential to provide a well organised and integrated health service in delivering quality healthcare services to the population. Community Health Society Malaysia (CHSM) 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52956/1/The%20concept%20of%20district%20health%20management%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Z., Liyanatul Najwa and Z., Nadiatul Ima and Wan M. K., Noor Haslinda I. and S., Intan Syafinaz and H., Hasneezah and S., VC Anuratha and I., Hafeez and I., Faisal and A. M., Rosliza (2016) The concept of district health management in Malaysia. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences (IJPHC), 3 (1). pp. 1-16. ISSN ESSN: 2289-7577
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description	Background: In Malaysia, public health services sector are administered by the Ministry of Health through its central headquarters to the state and district offices. The District Health Offices particularly manage and coordinate the delivery of an effective, efficient and affordable health services in the districts throughout Malaysia. Materials and Methods: The information and statistics used in this article are based on the data collected from reports, articles, and publications by the Ministry of Health Malaysia and journals published pertaining to the District Health Management in Malaysia. Result: A District Health Office is entrusted with two major roles; to deliver public health services and to manage resources within a district. Led by a Public Health Physician, it acts as a body to oversee the execution of the national health policies and strategies at the ground level and serves to enforce existing health related legislation. It is also responsible in disease monitoring and surveillance and also the achievement of specific health indicators for each activity. There are six major services provided by the District Health Office, namely the Family Health, Disease Control, Occupational Health, Food Quality Control, Health Education, as well as Environmental Health and Water Supply Services. Conclusion: A District Health Office functions as the basic operational level in Malaysia healthcare system. Being the backbone in government healthcare system, it is essential to provide a well organised and integrated health service in delivering quality healthcare services to the population.
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author	Z., Liyanatul Najwa Z., Nadiatul Ima Wan M. K., Noor Haslinda I. S., Intan Syafinaz H., Hasneezah S., VC Anuratha I., Hafeez I., Faisal A. M., Rosliza
spellingShingle	Z., Liyanatul Najwa Z., Nadiatul Ima Wan M. K., Noor Haslinda I. S., Intan Syafinaz H., Hasneezah S., VC Anuratha I., Hafeez I., Faisal A. M., Rosliza The concept of district health management in Malaysia
author_facet	Z., Liyanatul Najwa Z., Nadiatul Ima Wan M. K., Noor Haslinda I. S., Intan Syafinaz H., Hasneezah S., VC Anuratha I., Hafeez I., Faisal A. M., Rosliza
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title	The concept of district health management in Malaysia
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The concept of district health management in Malaysia

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